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June 28, 2021
Photo: Jim Olvera
Leslie Laskey passed away on June 17, and the City of Manistee declared July 2 Leslie Laskey day.
“His work will be here, but he won’t,” said long time friend Jamey Barnard.
Leslie laskey was a beloved manistee community member, born in 1921.
He served in the U.S. Army in World War II.
After the war, he taught architecture and design at Washington University in St. Louis.
Barnard met Laskey at a workshop he was hosting in Onekama, and remained friends with Laskey for 30 years.
“It was pretty much an honor to hear from him directly,” he said. “He had a lot of good ideas.”