Leonard Pohl

Leonard "Lenny" Pohl, 72, of Fort Myers, FL passed away peacefully after a short battle with glioblastoma brain cancer on March 22, 2025.

Born and raised in Erie, PA he made his way to Newport, RI where he lived for many years before relocating to the southwest coast of Florida.

Lenny served his country in the US Navy in the 1970's and enjoyed a career helping the residents of Collier County Florida as an EMT and then Lt Paramedic for 22 years. During that time, he was awarded The Phoenix Award on six separate occasions for bringing someone back to life in cardiac distress.

Whether on a softball field, a golf course, a dart board or a pool table, he loved to compete, and was a lifelong Cleveland baseball fan, pronouncing at the beginning of every season, "this is our year, kid". He was also a trivia aficionado and loved reading.

He was preceded in death by his parents Jerome & Eleanor Pohl, as well as his brother-in-law, Lawrence Pomorski Sr.

He is survived by his daughter, the love of his life, Jessica Pohl (Andrew Hunter), as well as his sister Camille Pomorski, and nephews Lawrence Pomorski Jr & Michael (Christine) Pomorski.

A special thank you to those who helped him at Gulf Coast Memorial Hospital, The Rehabilitation Hospital at Lee Memorial, Seaside at Fort Myers, and Vitas Hospice Services.

Internment of his ashes will be private, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Potter League for Animals, where he adopted his best friend Nanook, or to the Aquidneck Island Land Trust, which conserves open space in the community where he raised his daughter. Both organizations are in Middletown, RI.

One of Lenny's final messages was that the most important thing in life is the people you love, and the time you share with them.