Terry Sears Leard

Terry Sears Leard, 85, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 in Oklahoma City. He was the son of Katherine Sears Leard and Wheeler Roosevelt Leard, and was born on September 26, 1930, in Hugo, OK. In 1951 he married Marilynn (Mimi) Webb, and they had a son, Mike Leard, and a daughter, Vicki Leard Darling.

He graduated from Oklahoma A&M College (OSU) in 1953 as an Industrial Engineer. While in college he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Blue Key, Alpha Pi Mu, Arnold Air Society, and other organizations. He was Editor of the 1952 Redskin yearbook. He then served in the US Air Force and the Oklahoma Air National Guard as a Captain.

Terry worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a Sr. Staff Engineer. He then joined Hudgins, Thompson & Ball where he became Vice President and Director of the Aviation Services Division, and also President of HTB International. While he was with HTB he served as Project Director of many airport projects, including the Will Rogers World Airport Terminal Building, several FAA Aeronautical Center buildings, and projects in Puerto Rico and Lisbon, Portugal. Also during this time, he was a founding director and officer of Oklahoma City Junior Achievement, Oklahoma City Beautiful, and the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association.

Terry later worked for a short time as Director of the Transportation & Industrial Division at CH Guernsey. Following this, he started Leard & Associates, which focused on many airport projects throughout the state, including one dear to his heart, the Stan Stamper Municipal Airport in Hugo, OK. He then worked with his friend Jim Cobb at Cobb Engineering as the Director of Airport Planning and Design.

Terry had a passion for working on Airport Improvement Projects. He truly enjoyed knowing and working with the people involved with airports including Airport Managers, Airport Boards, City Clerks, City Managers, Mayors & City Council Members as well as his many friends in FAA and OAC. In fact, besides his love for his OSU Cowboys, his work was his hobby.

After Mimi's death, Terry married Billye Warren, who was so precious to him. He is survived by Billye, his son Mike (wife Sherri & son Wheeler), his daughter Vicki (husband Keith & sons Kyle & Cale), his sister-in-law Margaret Webb McAllister, his brother-in-law Jeff Webb, and many more in the Webb Clan. He is also survived by Billye's daughter Amy Gray Fell and her family, and Billye's son Randy Warren and his family.

Funeral Services will be Monday, October 26, 11:00 am, at Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association.