- Date Of Birth: January 15, 1935
- Date Of Death: January 5, 2023
- State: Idaho
Our beloved Lenny passed away peacefully after a long illness on January 5, 2023 at the age of 87. We are saddened to say goodbye and will fondly remember him as a big man with a tender heart, a booming voice and a hearty laugh. He loved his family immensely, and that included the dogs that shared his home through the years.
Lenny was born January 15,1935, and he, along with his 2 sisters and 1 brother, Sharon, Billye and Larry(deceased) were raised in Idaho and Washington. Golf was an integral part of Lenny’s life that began early as his father William was a Golf Pro. In fact, Lenny went Pro right out of high school.
He joined the Army in 1958 and continued his golf career while in Germany. A lot more happened while in Deutschland, and he returned to the US in 1964 with a wife and 3 children (Hildegard and Ingo, William and Patricia).
Simply put, Lenny loved the game of golf.
Jan and Lenny were married 35 years ago. Lenny planned and executed a surprise wedding for them in Wells, Nevada where they were managing a golf club. The entire town was in on the event, and it was quite a night. Together, they operated the Fairview Golf Course for 23 years and during that time, Lenny was passionate about educating the next generation of golfers. He built the Junior Golf program to where he had more than 100 students each summer. It was immensely gratifying for him to teach these kids and he was a stellar mentor to them.
A large family is left behind to remember Lenny as a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother and Uncle. We believe that he is now happily playing the infinity golf course in the sky with those never-ending fairways. Fore!
