- Date Of Birth: December 27, 1923
- Date Of Death: October 17, 2016
- State: Connecticut
Leo James Becker, 92 passed away on October 17, 2016. He was the devoted husband of Irma Becker for 66 years; the loving father of Patricia Phillippi of Cromwell, CT, Katherine Becker and Paula Johnson of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Craig Becker of Windham Maine, and Nancy Reynolds of Durham, Maine.
In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by his grandchildren, Tara Phillippi, and Christopher Phillippi and his wife Patricia and great grandchildren, Mackenna Flick and Kaitlyn Phillippi. Proud natives of New Jersey, Leo and Irma relocated to Cromwell to be near family. He joined the Navy during World War II and was a combat veteran, having served aboard the USS Corpus Christi and the USS Antietam in the Pacific Theater. Following the war, Leo graduated from Seton Hall University and then went on to work for the Singer Company for more than 35 years.
