Richard Legg

Richard Legg

May 25, 1950 - July 28, 2024.

If you ask questions, you will learn things. Whether applied to field biology, teaching, painting, music, running, cycling, or meeting new people, this was Rich's life attitude. The support system for his very large life was his wife Marge and the family they built together.

Rich's early years were spent in a Polish neighborhood in Brooklyn with parents, George and Helen (Mozejko) Legg, and younger brothers, Philip and Thomas. He attended Fordham University where he met Marge Harvey, the love of his life. They were married in August of 1972, and promptly left for Texas A&M University, where Rich earned his PhD in biology and Marge in chemistry.

In 1978, their small family including daughter Jessica moved to Iowa, where son Jason was born. Rich taught biology at St. Ambrose University in Davenport for 33 years, meeting hundreds of favorite students and making many good friends among his colleagues. In retirement, Rich enjoyed picking up his granddaughters from school, making all the bread and rolls for the family, walks in Scott County Park, painting, playing cello, reading, and volunteering at River Bend Food Bank.

Rich's survivors include his wife of 52 years, Marge, Joan Trapp; daughter, Jessica and Matt Halfhill of Bettendorf; son, Jason and Jun Yang of Simi Valley, CA; much-loved grandchildren: Willa and Sylvie Halfhill and Zephyrine and Rory Legg; and brother, Tom and his wife Cindy of Canandaigua, NY; and also devoted companion Gordon Setter, Quip.

Rich left his body to the University of Iowa College Medicine Deeded Body Program. Along with Marge and Joan, he recently made a matching grant to River Bend Food Bank of Davenport.

Memorials may be made to River Bend.

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