Well, he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket, (well he would have if he had legs.) Loved by few respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey, exasperating daughters, Barbara and Susan. Treasured granddaughters, Erika and Katie, sister Loraine. Preceded in death by his brother John. True to his nature, if you have to go in style, he picked the biggest monument he could find from which to toss his ashes. His last parting words to his family were, "Don't forget the family motto": illigitimi non carborundum, (Don't let the B---- get you down) A Marine at heart, he used his diplomatic skills to have two city libraries built to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family and to make sure things were done his way. Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by him for he always had to have the last word. His brother, John Lachendro died the same day a few hours earlier in Pennsylvania on July 3 2006.∼Leonard Lachendro
Sept 16,1929 - July 3, 2006
Well --- he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket (well, he would have, if he'd had legs!), on Monday, July 3, 2006.
Loved by a few, respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey; exasperating but cherished daughters Barbara Lachendro and Susan (Roger) Matson; treasured granddaughters Erika and Katie Matson; a sister Lorraine Mutschler; a sister-in-law Peg Lachendro; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death (within just a few hours) by his brother, John Lachendro. True to his nature (if you have to go, go in style), he picked the biggest monument that he could find (the Golden Gate Bridge), from which to have his ashes tossed.
A marine at heart (you can take the man out of the marines, but never the marines out of the man), he used his "diplomatic skills" to have two city libraries built (one in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and the other at the corner of Locust andChurch Streets in Lodi), to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family (whether we wanted to hear it or not!), and to make sure that things always were done his way.
Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor, and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by Leonard --- for, as you all know, he always had to have the last word!
Neptune Society of Northern California - Stockton Branch was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Record on Jul. 12, 2006.
Sept 16,1929 - July 3, 2006
Well --- he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket (well, he would have, if he'd had legs!), on Monday, July 3, 2006.
Loved by a few, respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey; exasperating but cherished daughters Barbara Lachendro and Susan (Roger) Matson; treasured granddaughters Erika and Katie Matson; a sister Lorraine Mutschler; a sister-in-law Peg Lachendro; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death (within just a few hours) by his brother, John Lachendro. True to his nature (if you have to go, go in style), he picked the biggest monument that he could find (the Golden Gate Bridge), from which to have his ashes tossed.
A marine at heart (you can take the man out of the marines, but never the marines out of the man), he used his "diplomatic skills" to have two city libraries built (one in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and the other at the corner of Locust andChurch Streets in Lodi), to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family (whether we wanted to hear it or not!), and to make sure that things always were done his way.
Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor, and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by Leonard --- for, as you all know, he always had to have the last word!
Neptune Society of Northern California - Stockton Branch was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Record on Jul. 12, 2006.
Well, he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket, (well he would have if he had legs.) Loved by few respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey, exasperating daughters, Barbara and Susan. Treasured granddaughters, Erika and Katie, sister Loraine. Preceded in death by his brother John. True to his nature, if you have to go in style, he picked the biggest monument he could find from which to toss his ashes. His last parting words to his family were, "Don't forget the family motto": illigitimi non carborundum, (Don't let the B---- get you down) A Marine at heart, he used his diplomatic skills to have two city libraries built to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family and to make sure things were done his way. Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by him for he always had to have the last word. His brother, John Lachendro died the same day a few hours earlier in Pennsylvania on July 3 2006.∼Leonard Lachendro
Sept 16,1929 - July 3, 2006
Well --- he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket (well, he would have, if he'd had legs!), on Monday, July 3, 2006.
Loved by a few, respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey; exasperating but cherished daughters Barbara Lachendro and Susan (Roger) Matson; treasured granddaughters Erika and Katie Matson; a sister Lorraine Mutschler; a sister-in-law Peg Lachendro; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death (within just a few hours) by his brother, John Lachendro. True to his nature (if you have to go, go in style), he picked the biggest monument that he could find (the Golden Gate Bridge), from which to have his ashes tossed.
A marine at heart (you can take the man out of the marines, but never the marines out of the man), he used his "diplomatic skills" to have two city libraries built (one in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and the other at the corner of Locust andChurch Streets in Lodi), to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family (whether we wanted to hear it or not!), and to make sure that things always were done his way.
Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor, and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by Leonard --- for, as you all know, he always had to have the last word!
Neptune Society of Northern California - Stockton Branch was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Record on Jul. 12, 2006.
Sept 16,1929 - July 3, 2006
Well --- he finally did it. He bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket (well, he would have, if he'd had legs!), on Monday, July 3, 2006.
Loved by a few, respected by many, and feared by most, he leaves behind his loving wife, Audrey; exasperating but cherished daughters Barbara Lachendro and Susan (Roger) Matson; treasured granddaughters Erika and Katie Matson; a sister Lorraine Mutschler; a sister-in-law Peg Lachendro; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death (within just a few hours) by his brother, John Lachendro. True to his nature (if you have to go, go in style), he picked the biggest monument that he could find (the Golden Gate Bridge), from which to have his ashes tossed.
A marine at heart (you can take the man out of the marines, but never the marines out of the man), he used his "diplomatic skills" to have two city libraries built (one in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and the other at the corner of Locust andChurch Streets in Lodi), to impart jewels of wisdom to friends and family (whether we wanted to hear it or not!), and to make sure that things always were done his way.
Those who knew him well will forever miss his warmth, generosity, sense of humor, and way with words. This obituary was personally approved by Leonard --- for, as you all know, he always had to have the last word!
Neptune Society of Northern California - Stockton Branch was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Record on Jul. 12, 2006.
