ON FEBRUARY 10, 2020, DE LEON C. WARE JR BELOVED WIDOWED HUSBAND OF BOBBIE J. WARE, LOVING FATHER OF DE LEON L.C. WARE III, DEAR SON OF DE LEON WARE SR. AND ARDELLA WARE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON DE LEON L.C. WARE III AND HIS COUSIN DR. SHIRLEY J. ALLEN.
DE LEON C. WARE JR WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON, DC ON OCTOBER 20, 1942. HE WAS EDUCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE HE EXCELLED IN THE SCIENCES WINNING CITY-WIDE SCIENCE FAIRS. HE LATER ATTENDED PRARIE VIEW A&M WHERE HE EARNED A BACHELORS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY. DE LEON WARE JR. THEN BEGAN WORKING FOR VERIZON WHERE HE RETIRED AFTER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE FORT LINCOLN CEMETARY LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE HILLTOP AT 12:30 VISITATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE 1:30 INTERNMENT TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER SERVICE IN FORT LINCOLN CEMETERY DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE CHAPEL.