Born in County Line, Oklahoma, on July 29, 1922, Leonard was the son of Joseph and Ida Hall. He moved to Vernon, Texas in 1927 and went on to graduate from Vernon High School in 1939. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 where he served two years in the South Pacific before being wounded for a second time in February of 1944. He received two purple hearts, a bronze star, and a silver star. After a two year recovery in an Army hospital in California, Leonard returned to Vernon and married Evelyn Thomas in 1947. He then completed his college degree in education at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 1952 he moved to Orange and began his teaching career at Carr Jr. High. He accepted the assistant principal position where he stayed for 17 years before returning to teaching in 1971 and retiring in 1983. During his time in Orange he was involved in several civic organizations, was on the board of the Orange County Little League and the Classroom Teacher Association. He also served as a Lay Leader at Wesley Methodist Church.
graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, at Fargo Cemetery in Vernon, Texas
graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, at Fargo Cemetery in Vernon, Texas
Born in County Line, Oklahoma, on July 29, 1922, Leonard was the son of Joseph and Ida Hall. He moved to Vernon, Texas in 1927 and went on to graduate from Vernon High School in 1939. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 where he served two years in the South Pacific before being wounded for a second time in February of 1944. He received two purple hearts, a bronze star, and a silver star. After a two year recovery in an Army hospital in California, Leonard returned to Vernon and married Evelyn Thomas in 1947. He then completed his college degree in education at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 1952 he moved to Orange and began his teaching career at Carr Jr. High. He accepted the assistant principal position where he stayed for 17 years before returning to teaching in 1971 and retiring in 1983. During his time in Orange he was involved in several civic organizations, was on the board of the Orange County Little League and the Classroom Teacher Association. He also served as a Lay Leader at Wesley Methodist Church.
graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, at Fargo Cemetery in Vernon, Texas
graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, at Fargo Cemetery in Vernon, Texas
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