Lawrence F. Leonard

STANFORDVILLE — Lawrence F. Leonard, 82, died July 8, 2010, after a short illness.

Born Jan. 7, 1928, in New York City, N.Y., he was the son of the late Marguerite (Kelly) and  Lawrence F. Leonard.

He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School, class of 1945, and Manhattan College, class of 1949, with a degree in civil engineering. He retired from the New York Department of Transportation in 1991 after 42 dedicated years of building and designing roads and bridges in New York state.  

He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church.

Mr. Leonard is survived by his wife of 56 years, Frances Leonard of Longs, S.C.; two sons, Larry Leonard and his wife, Jo-Anne, and Peter Leonard and his wife, Nancy; two daughters, Jan Hanson and her husband, Dave, and  Sandy Brown and her husband, Kevin; 11 grandchildren, Tamara, Jennifer, Dani, Andrew, Patrick, Joshua, Kelsey, Brian, John, Karen and Shannon; and one great-grandson, Will.

A funeral Mass was celebrated July 13 at  at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Burial will be at a later date in New York.

A message of condolence may be sent at leefhc.com. Arrangements are under the care of the Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  37105; or Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1100 8th Ave. North, North Myrtle Beach, SC  29582.

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