Friday, December 18, 2020
Mountain Home Roy Leonard DeVore Sr., 71, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 15 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Leonard was surrounded by his loving wife of 51 years, Beth, and their three sons. Leonard faced this disease with typical courage, often telling others that this battle was not a tragedy, as he had lived a good life, knew he was loved, and was right with the Lord. Born on April 10, 1949 in Torrance, California to Helen (Oliver) and Alvin Red DeVore, two transplants from Arkansas and Oklahoma, respectively, who met in California after moving to serve in the war effort during WWII. Leonard often spoke of his Southern California upbringing in idyllic terms, as a mix of time on the beach, exploring the desert and cruising the open roads, much like the scenes in American Graffiti. As a student at South High in Torrance, he went by Lennie, both on and off the football field. It was during this time at South High that he me