Leonard Walter Brehm

He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Madeleine A. Brehm, son, David L. Brehm and wife Susan, of Dallas Texas, daughters, Lynette R. Brehm & Marlene B. Brehm of Los Angeles; brother, Stanley Brehm and wife Marilyn of Bulverde Texas, as well as a host of close nieces and nephews and friends.

Leonard was born on September 11, 1927. Leonard graduated from Brackenridge High School in 1945 and Trinity University in 1949 where he received a BA & Masters of Education. Leonard was active in student government, a member of Kappa Phi Sigma, the Blue Key Fraternity, Town Club, and Who's Who, American Universities & Colleges. Leonard was a total contributor & he loved to pass on knowledge. He began teaching in the San Antonio Independent School District in the fall of 1949 & taught for 17 years at Page Middle School and then Harris Middle School. He also taught at NISD for 4 years from 1980-1984. Leonard was a successful business person as well as an educator. He became a loan officer for the San Antonio Teachers Credit Union in 1968 and soon after became chairman of the loan department. In 1984 he was promoted to Executive Vice President and held that position until he retired in 1990. He served on the board of Directors at SATCU during the same time period.

Leonard served as a Staff Sergeant with the Texas Air National Guard, 182nd Fighter Squadron in the Korean conflict alongside his brother Stanley.

Leonard was a member of Community Evangelical Church for 40 years. While there, he was President of the Church Council, Chairman of the Board of Education, coach of Athletic Teams, Camp counselor & Teacher. Leonard also served as Texas delegate to the National Christian Youth conference at Norte Dame in 1954. While there, he had the honor of meeting Martin Luther King.

Leonard met Madeleine, his wife, on a blind date set up by a loan officer at SATCU. They married and Leonard became a member of St. Luke's and later St. Mark's Catholic Church. He served on the church council, was a CCD teacher and coached various CYO athletic teams.

Christmas was his favorite time of year and he loved to decorate his home with beautiful lights and manger scene on the front lawn. Leonard loved to travel. Over the years he camped in 38 different US states, but he mostly loved the Texas Hill Country. For many years he and his family would camp on their property near Smithson Valley. Leonard was a true nature lover. He loved to take long walks through the scenic countryside. He enjoyed tossing horseshoes with his brother Stanley & roasting marshmallows by the campfire.

Leonard was happiest when helping others, particularly his family. He made many sacrifices to assure his children received the best education possible. Leonard was a fantastic gardener. He kept a terrific lawn with flowers throughout the front and back yard. His son and daughter-in-law had their wedding reception amongst the backdrop of his beautiful landscaping.

Leonard was an avid reader. Everyday he would read the newspaper from cover to cover. He also lived for gardening and photographing his beautiful flowers in the yard.

Leonard and his son David were huge San Antonio Spurs fans & followed the team closely from year to year. Leonard mailed newspaper clippings of the Spurs to his kids so they could talk about all the latest scores and highlights.

Leonard's strongest Christian values and beliefs were honesty, respect for keeping one's word, peace maker, and punctuality.

Thank you Leonard, Lenny and Dad for your love and kind example. You will continue to inspire us everyday. We love you and we'll miss you dearly.