Thomas Robert Leonard

Thomas Robert Leonard obituary, Ewing, NJ

Thomas Robert Leonard

Thomas Leonard Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hamilton Brenna-Cellini Funeral Homes on Jan. 31, 2025.

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Thomas Robert Leonard, 91, of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Serenity Hospice at RWJ Hamilton. Born in Trenton, NJ he was a lifelong area resident.
Thomas was a roofer for many years with the Roofers Local #30 out of Philadelphia, PA. While he was working at Princeton University many years ago in his youth, he met and became friendly with Albert Einstein and would frequently have conversations with him.
Thomas loved to take his kayak out on Mercer Lake, and go saltwater fishing. He enjoyed trips to the casinos with his late wife Dolores.
Thomas is preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Anna (Chinsky) Leonard, his wife Dolores (Natriello) Leonard, and his sister, Lorraine Gilliland.
Thomas is survived by his son Thomas Leonard and wife Mary Anne; two grandchildren, Alyson Leonard, and Stephanie Miller; two great-grandchildren, Carter and Sydney Swedo; a brother, Richard "Dick" Leonard and wife Joan; a sister-in-law, Penny Chianese; and other family and friends.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Mausoleum, 1200 Cedar Lane, Hamilton, NJ. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hamilton Brenna-Cellini Funeral Home, 2365 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619.
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