He attended Madison HS, also in Bklyn,NY.
During WWII, he tried to enlist in the Airforce, but was medically disqualified due to a high Albumin count in his blood.
As most of his friends left to fight the war, Leonard started taking auto mechanic courses in school.  After graduation he took a job as an auto mechanic at a local gas station.
It was there that he befriended another mechanic with whom, with their combined savings purchased the Flying A service station they were working in..
worked approx 60 hours a week
Finally the disease caught up with him at the age of 41.
suffered for 2 years and finally passed away.
he was loved by all his clients, which was acknowledged by the hundreds of sympathy cards.

He was a mason in the masonic lodge and reached a high official level

married esther warkow sept 19,  1948

he had 2 children, Stu and Ira