Leonard A. Wilson

His funeral mass will be held on Friday, February 1, 2019, 11:00 am, Christ on the Mountain Catholic Church, 13922 West Utah Avenue, Lakewood. A lunch reception will follow the service.

He is survived by his wife, Joanne and four daughters: Rebecca Allen (Lane); Mary Heiny (Kristopher), Gayle Barnes, and Dana Wilson. He has seven grandchildren: Jeff (Katie) Barnes, Corey (Katherine) Barnes, Evan Barnes, Joel (Tanya) Heiny, Nathan (Sami) Heiny, Amy Allen, and Rose Allen. Mckenzie Barnes is his great granddaughter.

His parents, John J. Wilson and Willette Johnson Wilson, brothers, John, Robert, Bernard, and Dunstan; sisters, Mary Katherine West and Barbara Wilson preceded him in death.

Len was born in Washington DC, attending St. Anne’s Catholic Elementary School, St. John’s Military Academy High School and Georgetown University. After serving four years in the US Air Force, he completed his education at Arizona State University graduating with a degree in geology.

Joanne Holman and Len were married in Phoenix in 1958 and shortly thereafter he began his career with the United States Geological Survey in Washington DC, transferring to the Denver Federal Center in 1960.

Over the years Len had many challenging hobbies—some of which were cave exploration, fencing, repelling, ice climbing, competitive shooting, cross-country skiing and square dancing. He was a gun safety instructor for his division of the USGS. He was frequently found remodeling something in his home or helping with a project with one of his daughters and their youth organizations. After his retirement he was a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol and enjoyed wood carving with the Colorado Carver’s Club. Retirement years also brought time to travel overseas and visit those beloved grandchildren. Len’s dry sense of humor, kind, quiet demeanor and desire to do what was right will always be remembered.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be sent to: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC, 20090-6011,The Civil Air Patrol Cadet Unit, or your favorite non-profit organization.