Leonard Orville Pierce
| Spouse: | Lady Gay | |
| Home Commandery: | Ruthven No. 2 | |
| Year Served: | 1999 | |
| Died: | November 30th, -0001 |
1999 Officer Corps
| Sir Knight Leonard O. Pierce | Right Eminent Grand Commander |
| Sir Knight Jerry N. Kirby | Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander |
| Sir Knight Thomas N. Turner | Eminent Grand Generalissimo |
| Sir Knight Wayne D. Groce | Eminent Grand Captain General |
| Sir Knight James P. Smith | Eminent Grand Senior Warden |
| Sir Knight Hames N. Higdon | Eminent Grand Junior Warden |
| Sir Knight Boyd E. Wagner | Eminent Grand Prelate |
| Sir Knight Robert D. Collier | Eminent Grand Treasurer |
| Sir Knight Loyd L. Chance | Eminent Grand Recorder |
| Sir Knight Lawrence E. Tucker | Eminent Grand Standard Bearer |
| Sir Knight A. Glen McCandless | Eminent Grand Sword Bearer |
| Sir Knight Thomas W. Snyder | Eminent Grand Warder |
| Sir Knight William E. Matyastik | Eminent Grand Sentinel |
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Obituary
Leonard Orville Pierce, age 84, left this earth on Friday March 19, 2021 surrounded by his loved
ones.
Leonard is survived by his wife of 62 years, Gay Pierce; his daughter Gay Lynn Pierce and her
spouse Connie Newkirk; and his No. 1 grandson, Zachary Connor Pierce : his sister Mary Dinklage
and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents Cornelius and Nora Pierce; his sisters Martha Jane
Strouhal, Bernice Houchin, Joan Tiner, and Liddie Moeller; and his brothers Billy Pierce, and
Cornelius Matthew (CM) Pierce.
Leonard was born on February 25, 1937 in Glen Flora,Texas, to parents Corneilus Matthew
Pierce and Nora Elizabeth Lowrie Pierce. He graduated from The University of Houston in 1971
with a Masters Degree in Education. He worked as a teacher in HISD, where he taught for more than 39 years.
Leonard was a great family man and a loving father. He married Gay Chapin Pierce on August 30, 1958 and had one daughter, Gay Lynn Pierce.
Leonard was a social, active man who was deeply involved in Masonry for over 60 years. He enjoyed participating in the annual drill competition at Grand Commandery for 50 years, working as a founding member of the Texas Knights Templar Education Foundation, and volunteering as a bailiff for Precinct 4. His family and friends will always remember him as a loving and generous person.
Visitation with the family will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2021
at Waltrip Funeral Directors. Services will follow at 11:30am Wednesday, in the RL Waltrip Venue. The family would like to thank Woodhaven Village and Devotion Hospice for their compassionate and loving care. In lieu of Flowers, a donation can be made to the Texas Knights Templar Education Foundation in Leonard Pierce’s name at 445 Saguaro Dr. Haslet , Texas
76052.