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Leon Creek Obituary
February 27, 2021
Lexington, Kentucky - Leon was born in Rochester, NY, and lived there for almost 60 years before moving to KY. Leon received a BS from St. John Fisher College and a MS from Syracuse University.
After an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army (1960-62), Leon worked for the Univ. of Rochester library for 33 yrs. Leon then volunteered for 20 yrs at the Univ. of Kentucky library.
Leon enjoyed travelling, cycling, walking, and reading. He loved checkers, and played the U.S. checker champion to a draw in 1999. Leon was predeceased by three wives: Alma Burner Creek; Susanna Parker Creek; and Janice Fischer Creek. Leon is survived by Susanna's children, Anne (Hickerson) Jay and Alice (Hickerson) Schaaf, and grandchildren Thomas, John, and William.
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Aquinas Alumni Office
April 13, 2021
God Bless our Aquinas Brother
Rusty and Nancy Walker
March 21, 2021
We are sorry to learn of Leon passing. We met at the Lexington Senior Center. We will miss our friend.
Roland D. Taylor
March 7, 2021
To The Creek Family and Friends:
It has been a true joy knowing Leon. He and I worked together for 20 years, or so, at The University of Kentucky, Library Systems. We shared an office for some years.
I very much appreciated His straightforwardness, His sense of humor, His approach to life, in general, and that He was indeed a thinker. Whenever He said " Let me think about that. " You knew You were going to get a thorough answer.
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