Edward Russell Leuba passed away peacefully on Feb. 23, 2021, of natural causes, with his wife of 67 years, Millicent Chace Leuba, by his side. He was 90 years old. His mark was 90, and he reached it, after a full, productive and loving life.
Ted was born in Bryn Mawr, Penn., on March 28, 1930, the third of six children of Clarence James Leuba, for many years the chair of the Psychology Department at Antioch College, and Frances Eddy Briggs Leuba, a graduate of Bryn Mawr College. Ted grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he graduated from The Antioch School and Bryan High School. He had wonderful, clear memories of walking to school through Glen Helen Nature Preserve as a youngster, and had a deep and abiding love of nature. He was a precocious environmentalist and remained a dedicated conservationist his entire life.