OBITUARY: Leon Richard Podgur, 93

Below is an obituary from Dolan Funeral Home:

ARLINGTON, MA — Leon Richard Podgur, 93, of Arlington, MA, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. He was born in Williamsport, PA, the son of Jack Podgur and Bernice Eaton.

He married the beloved Patricia A. Neal on September 23, 1967.

Leon graduated from Arlington High School in 1950 and later from the Lowell Institute of Preparatory Subjects. In 1951, Leon joined the US Army where he proudly served as a Sargent in Korea.

For 17 years Leon ran Leon Richards Hair Salon in Wilmington, MA., before joining the US Postal Service from which he retired in 1996, leaving behind a legacy of successful fundraising activities benefitting families in need.

Leon loved listening to Jazz with some favorite artists being Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Dave Brubek, and Louie Bellson. He enjoyed building model cars, gardening, and bowling, and was an avid New England sports fan, with a particular fondness for Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havliceck, and Bobby Orr.

Besides his wife, Leon is survived by his son, Richard Podgur of Concord, MA; his daughters, Jennifer Burt and her husband Eric of Dover, MA, and Lisa Podgur and her husband Christopher Biggin of Austin, TX; his step grand children, Nicole, Betsy, Brooks and Emily, his sister-in-law, Mary Ann Podgur of Nashua, NH and many beloved nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his brother, Donald L. Podgur, who passed away on January 8, 2022.

FUNERAL NOTICE

Visiting hours Tuesday, September 3, 2024 from 2-5PM at DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 MIDDLESEX ST., CHELMSFORD, MA. Graveside funeral service Friday, September 6, 2024 at 1PM at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in his name to the Alzheimer’s Association in Newton, MA.