Leon G. AuBuchon passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018. He was born on October 8, 1933 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, the son of Wilfrid and Lucille AuBuchon. Leon is survived by his brother, James, of Desloge, Missouri; his son, Peter (Maureen); his grandchildren, Tyler, Amelia, Maria, and John; and his daughter-in-law, Sheila Renee. Leon was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfrid and Lucille, his brothers, Ronald and Fred; his wife of 57 years, Irene; and his son, Michael.
Leon was a star athlete at Bonne Terre High School, and then later at Flat River Junior College, playing baseball, basketball and tennis. He signed a professional baseball contract a few months shy of his 18th birthday, and played two years in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ and Washington Senators’ farm systems. He also played baseball for the Army during his enlistment. After the Army, Leon took a job with Mayrose Meat Company, selling meat to butcher shops and grocery stores for 25 years, eventually moving to Tampa in 1967. Leon fished with his sons regularly in Florida, had a weekly poker game with friends and Irene, was an avid golfer, scoring four holes-in-one, and played years of church league softball for his family’s parish, Most Holy Redeemer. Leon was a devout Catholic for his entire life. As a married couple, Leon and Irene were nearly inseparable. Later in life, Leon loved spending time with his grandchildren, helping his grandsons with the finer aspects of baseball, and regaling his granddaughters with tales of being a “ladies’ man” in Bonne Terre, Missouri. In 1981, Leon took a job selling religious supplies for Watra Church Goods Company, which he did until 2015.
Leon will be remembered as a devoted father and husband, for being a very funny man with a terrific sense of humor, for his love of golf and competition, for his smile and for his love of the company of others. He will be sorely missed.
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