LEROY B. WASHINGTON was born in Santa Monica, CA and grew up in Riverside, CA. He matriculated at Pacific Union College where he met and married the love of his life—Joyce Orr Washington. They returned to Riverside in 1972 where LeRoy worked for Riverside County Probation Department. In 1979 LeRoy was hired by the U.S. District Courts as a Federal Probation Officer. In 1986 the family relocated to the Puget Sound area. LeRoy worked as a Federal Probation Officer until his retirement in 2004. In 2007 LeRoy and Joyce moved to the Big Island of Hawaii, where they lived until he returned home to Riverside November 2018. LeRoy leaves behind his wife Joyce; children Nicole (Brian) Hardy, Jon (Masha) Washington, Nathan (Breanne) Washington; brother Elmer (Linda) Washington; 8 grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.