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GEORGE W. LEESE |
George Wood Leese, age 73, of Harrison, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4 (2015) in Harrison.
The son of Christopher and Rita (Kirkhart) Leese was born on July 19, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio.
George served his country in the United States Army and took part in the Vietnam War.
He and his wife, Ume, moved to Harrison from Phoenix, Arizona, in 1994, where he retired as a Major in the Phoenix Police Department and a Chief Deputy in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. He had also served as a past president of the Boone County Republican Committee from 1998 to 2000.
He enjoyed riding motorcycles, was a lifelong car enthusiast, enjoyed visiting the shooting range and was skilled in martial arts, earning a 3rd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate.
George was a devoted husband and loved spending time with his wife. He was always interested in learning and becoming involved in new things that would benefit his friends and was always a good source of advice for anybody that needed it.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Ume (Matsu) Leese, of Harrison; two children, Diane Wilhelm, of Smithville, Missouri, and Dirk Leese, of Harrison; one brother, Christopher Leese, of Phoenix, Arizona; a sister, Tina Leese, of Phoenix, Arizona; and three grandchildren.
A memorial visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in George's honor to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. |
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