Lester Howard MacLeod

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Lester MacLeod Obituary

MACLEOD, Lester Howard 78, of Santa Rosa, CA, passed away on July 29, 2008. He was born on April 30, 1930, to Lester R. and Rebecca MacLeod in Tarrytown, NY. Les was a graduate of Ardsley High School and the University of Rochester with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and the University of California, Berkeley with an M.A. in Mechanical Engineering. Les had a lifelong interest in learning leading him to take classes at the Institute for Creation Research, Sonoma State, and Santa Rosa Junior College. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol of 33 years; two daughters and a son, Bonnie (Brian) Garlick and Michael (Lori) Swanson of Santa Rosa; Amy (Robert) Garcia of South Bend, IN and four grandsons, Jonathan and Joshua Swanson, Nathan Garlick, and Joel Garcia and two sisters, Elinor MacLeod of San Diego and Lila Kuhn of Tenafly, NJ. He served his country in the Army from 1953-1955. Les found salvation March 1956 at Mt. Hermon, CA and was a long-time member of the Santa Rosa Bible Church. In his career he worked as a mechanical engineer, but his lifelong commitment was as a teacher and a principal at several Christian schools. Over the years, he taught all grade levels from third grade to junior college, and in 1971 he became the founding principal of San Francisco Christian School where he remained until 1979. He then served for 16 years as principal at Rincon Valley Christian School in Santa Rosa. In his volunteer commitments, he was the founding president of the Creation Society of Sonoma County, President of Bible Released Time, a tutor with the Salvation Army and a supporter of the Pregnancy Council. As a young man, Les traveled to Chile, Scotland, and Ecuador. Later in life Les enjoyed traveling to the Ukraine, to Mt. St. Helens with ICR, and to Israel with the Santa Rosa Bible Church. Les' special interests included family, geology, the age of the earth, and Christian Schools. A memorial service will be held at Santa Rosa Bible Church on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and sign an online guest book at www.davismemorialchapel.com Donations may be made to: Rincon Valley Christian School, 4585 Badger Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 or ParkinsonÂ¹s Support Group of Sonoma County, 2123 Firwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.

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Published by Press Democrat from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Lester MacLeod

8 Entries

Michael Snode

August 26, 2008

I'm sorry, I just found out about your loss. As always, you know you only have to call if you or your Mother need anything of me. My love to your family and my prayers to all. Michael J.

Nancy Nicosia

August 9, 2008

Les was such a wonderful person and man of God. He was a blessing to my family especially when Matthew attended RVC. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ord and Shirley Smith

August 5, 2008

Our deepest condolences to you and your family. We will miss Les on our walks around the block with our little doxies. He always acknowledged us and said "HI" each time we saw him. We will miss his greeting and friendly waves as we passed by the house.

Diane & Keith Swenson

August 4, 2008

Dear Carol and Family, I was so sorry to hear that Les passed away. Pearl told me he had been ill for a long time. May God comfort you and your family.
Sincerely, Diane & Keith Swenson

Mike and Karen Meier

August 4, 2008

Hi, Carol. We are so sorry for your loss, but we rejoice with you that Les is with his Lord where many crowns are laid up for him.

You and Les made such a difference in our lives. Because of you we will also have eternity with Him. Every time we hear the song "Thank you for giving to the Lord" we get tears in our eyes as we remember the selfless sacrifice of time you made for the glory of the Kingdom. You and Les led us to the Lord and mentored us for many years faithfully. We will always be grateful to both of you.

We will miss Les. But not for long. We will see him soon.

We love you.

Please extend our sympathy to Amy, Mike, and Bonnie also.

Yours in Christ,
Mike and Karen

Judy Mead

August 4, 2008

Les did so much for the furtherance of the Creation Gospel message. What a void he leaves! I always appreciated getting the newsletters and fliers above his signature.

May God bless his family in knowing that he finished the race here on earth and this his mission is complete.

There is peace and comfort in knowing Les is now with the Creator!

In Christ's love,
Judy A. Mead

Kurt Streutkert

August 4, 2008

Les Will be missed as he was an example to many of us as a teacher and leader. he was both to me as well as a friend. His zeal for the authority of scripture was aways evident as he was always read to defend the Christian faith in all areas especially in area of Creation as it relates to the Bible and Science!
Now that he is at rest in the Lord... We will labor all the more!

Sue Beaver

August 3, 2008

Hey Carol- I'm sorry to heard about Les. He was a nice gut, he had to be.... I'm thinking of you. I'm not working for the next 2 weeks. Talk to when I come back. Love ya

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