Leon Lampert

Leon Lampert of New London CT, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on September 9th.
Born September 25, 1928 to Sol and Lilly Lampert in Bronx, NY, Leon weathered the Great Depression with a formidable onslaught of period humor that he has since bequeathed to his son, who is writing this article and thinks dad would appreciate this briefly self-indulgent artistic license.
After graduating high school from Stuyvesant, he earned his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from CCNY and two Masters from NYU in Engineering and Mathematics. He worked at the Brooklyn Naval Yard while caring for his ailing mother following his father's passing. It was then that he met and married the love of his life, Iris. Following his mother's passing, they moved to New London in 1973, where he worked at the Underwater Sound Lab, retiring after 35 years of government service, spending his remaining years enjoying the pleasures of cultural lectures, Senior trips, and listening to classical music.
He possessed an engineer's precision, a humorist's wit, and a philosopher's mind. He will be missed. Donations to any charity of the donor's choice.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, September 11, at 12 noon at Ahavath Chesed Cemetery, Boston Post Rd., Waterford.
The Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home, 12 Ocean Avenue, New London is assisting the family with the arrangements.