Michael McLeod

1945 - 2021

Michael McLeod of Washington, DC passed away September 8, 2021 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. He was a victim of Covid despite having received the vaccine.

Born on January 14, 1945 in Connellsville, PA, he was the son of the late Hazel Dickenson McLeod and the late Patrick Connell.

Michael grew up in North Miami, FL and graduated from Norland High School with the class of 1963. He attended Georgetown University and graduated in 1967. He joined the Peace Corp and served two years in Chaintla, Guatemala where he established the first savings and loan office in the community. While there, he lived with the Tello family and became their lifelong friend.

He returned to earn a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh following which he joined the Inter-American Development Bank where he spent his entire career, retiring after nearly 40 years of service.

Michael's many friends and acquaintances knew him as a caring, wonderful person full of enthusiasm. He would fill a room with laughter, was a joy to be around and a source of positivity. He will be dearly missed.

Michael was an inveterate traveler, visiting many Latin American and Caribbean countries in his work, and traveling the world on numerous adventure journeys with family and friends.

Michael survived a brother, Stewart, and is survived by his sister, Patricia Rainey, of Hollywood, FL, brother Scott McLeod (wife Joan) of Villa Rica, GA, nephew Douglas, niece Janell and longtime partner Gabriel Phillips. Contributions of remembrance can be made to So Others Might Eat (SOME) in Washington, D.C. or the charity of the donor's choice.