Leon J. Knapp, of Brookline on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Bette L. Rothman. Loving father of Philip Knapp & his wife Vicki Jackson of Newton and Daniel Knapp & his wife Mari of Shirley. Adored grandfather of Hannah Jackson Knapp, Samuel Jackson Knapp and Lina Hirono Knapp. Beloved uncle and great uncle to Stan, Howard, Elynn, Lauren, David, Maya and Gabrielle Finkelstein. Graveside services at Temple Israel Cemetery, 500 North Ave., Wakefield on Friday, November 1 at 11:00am. Memorial observance at the home of Philip and Vicki on Friday, November 1 from 1pm to 7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Leon’s memory to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445 (www.danafarber.org), to support outpatient Volunteer Services at Dana Farber. The kindness, humor and assistance of the volunteers was invaluable to him.
