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Obituary:Lester Howard MacLeod |
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Lester Howard MacLeod
MACLEOD, Lester Howard 78, of Santa Rosa, CA, passed away on July 29, 2008. He was born on April 30, 1930, to Lester R. and Rebecca MacLeod in Tarrytown, NY. Les was a graduate of Ardsley High School and the University of Rochester with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and the University of California, Berkeley with an M.A. in Mechanical Engineering. Les had a lifelong interest in learning leading him to take classes at the Institute for Creation Research, Sonoma State, and Santa Rosa Junior College. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol of 33 years; two daughters and a son, Bonnie (Brian) Garlick and Michael (Lori) Swanson of Santa Rosa; Amy (Robert) Garcia of South Bend, IN and four grandsons, Jonathan and Joshua Swanson, Nathan Garlick, and Joel Garcia and two sisters, Elinor MacLeod of San Diego and Lila Kuhn of Tenafly, NJ. He served his country in the Army from 1953-1955. Les found salvation March 1956 at Mt. Hermon, CA and was a long-time member of the Santa Rosa Bible Church. In his career he worked as a mechanical engineer, but his lifelong commitment was as a teacher and a principal at several Christian schools. Over the years, he taught all grade levels from third grade to junior college, and in 1971 he became the founding principal of San Francisco Christian School where he remained until 1979. He then served for 16 years as principal at Rincon Valley Christian School in Santa Rosa. In his volunteer commitments, he was the founding president of the Creation Society of Sonoma County, President of Bible Released Time, a tutor with the Salvation Army and a supporter of the Pregnancy Council. As a young man, Les traveled to Chile, Scotland, and Ecuador. Later in life Les enjoyed traveling to the Ukraine, to Mt. St. Helens with ICR, and to Israel with the Santa Rosa Bible Church. Les' special interests included family, geology, the age of the earth, and Christian Schools. A memorial service will be held at Santa Rosa Bible Church on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and sign an online guest book at www.davismemorialchapel.com Donations may be made to: Rincon Valley Christian School, 4585 Badger Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 or Parkinson¹s Support Group of Sonoma County, 2123 Firwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
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