Leslie Palmer Jr.

PALMER, Leslie H. Jr., 82, of Tampa, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2006. Bornin Cedar Grove, W.Va., Leslie moved with his family to Tampa in 1953. He is survived by his wife, Jane of Tampa; sons, Les Palmer III and Bruce R. Palmer, both of Tampa; daughter, Debra Hearn of Charlotte, N.C.; eight grandchildren, Julie, Alison, Leslie, Meredith, Lauren, Sarah Jane, Steven and Samuel; four great-grandchildren, Brianna, Alyssa, Laurel and Ciara; and sisters ,Patricia Lacy and Mary Katherine Rose, both of Clearwater, FL. Leslie was a decorated veteran of the Normandy Invasion of World War II and a member of the 1946 North Carolina State Gator Bowl football team and the 1948 Philadelphia Eagles National Football League Championship football team. The family will receive friends 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with the funeral service at noon Thursday, April 20, at the funeral home, 3207 W. Bearss Ave. Interment will take place at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla., at a later date.