Leslie Simon Klemcke Jr.

Leslie Simon Klemcke, Jr., age 71, passed away while doing what he loved, running on the first sunny day in months in a nature preserve near his home on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Born in San Antonio, Les established and was president of the public accounting firm, Klemcke, Inc. in 1976. He was also a scuba diving instructor, cattle rancher and pilot. He was an outdoorsman and athlete who enjoyed running half marathons, deep sea diving, hunting, skiing, riding horses and backpacking. His curiosity led him on journeys always in pursuit of discovering something new. He was a friend to all, always willing to lend an ear and listen to even those folks who he just met.

He is survived by his wife, Regina Klemcke and children Liesel Klemcke and boyfriend, Frans Kempe of Stockholm, Sweden, Heather Klemcke Aydelott and husband, Tim of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Erin Carley Lunsford and husband, Jeff of San Antonio, Texas, and grandchildren, Ava and April Aydelott and Riley and Carley Lunsford. He is also survived by his sister, Regina Hohman and husband Dennis of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is also survived by former spouse and mother of his children, Carol Bochetti, numerous nieces and nephews and his dog, Lady, aka Bowser.

He is predeceased by parents, Leslie Simon Klemcke, Sr. of Somerset, Texas and Madeline Claire Debold Klemcke of Salina, Kansas.

Viewing will be between 5 and 9 pm, with recitation of the Rosary beginning at 7 pm, Sunday, June 7, at the Roy Akers Funeral Home, 515 North Main Street, San Antonio, Texas. Services will be held at 11:30 am, Monday, June 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes, Texas, with internment following at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery at 1:45.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations be made in his name to any of the following charities: San Antonio Historical Missions, Los Compadres at 2202 Roosevelt Ave. San Antonio, TX 78210; the Organic Consumers Organization, 6771 South Silver Hill Drive, Finland, MN, 55603; or Oceana, at oceana.org/support