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Birth:          7 Nov 1929 Detroit, Mich.
Death:          9 Jul 1995 Cleveland, Ohio
Cause of Death: heart attack

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info on ancestry.com from David Percy Blodgett
Len was in business as the Fletcher Insurance Agency which his father had started. 
He formed the Fletcher Foundation in Cleveland,  OH.
1930 in Cleveland, Ohio
LEONARD H. FLETCHER, LEADER IN INSURANCE
Leonard H. Fletcher was president and owner of Fletcher Insurance Agency in 
Lakewood. 

Mr. Fletcher, 65, died of a heart attack Sunday at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. 

His father, Leonard H. Fletcher Sr., started the agency, which the younger man took 
over while still in college. The son, whose firm is associated with Insurance Affiliates 
Agency Inc., was recognized as a leader in the life and property-casualty field, said 
Larry Brenner, a vice president with the agency. 

Brenner said Mr. Fletcher held Charter Life Underwriter and Charter Property Casualty 
Underwriter certifications, and that it is rare for insurance professionals to hold both. 
Brenner said while Mr. Fletcher was driven, it never led to a stressful office 
environment. 

"He was always smiling and joking around," Brenner said. 

He said Mr. Fletcher would frequently bring his grandchildren to the office. "He was a 
wonderful family man," Brenner said. "He cared so much about his family and other 
people." 

Mr. Fletcher received a bachelor's degree from Western Reserve University, and an 
insurance degree from Purdue University. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and 
Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. He would later found the Leonard and Louise Fletcher 
Foundation that gives scholarships to college students. 

A sports enthusiast, Mr. Fletcher was elected president of the Cleveland Athletic Club 
in 1975 and was made an honorary life member in 1986. He was a founding member of 
the Jimmie Lee Foundation, a nonprofit charitable corporation devoted to the 
promotion of amateur athletics. 

Mr. Fletcher was active in the Lakewood YMCA, where he coached the swim team 
when his four daughters were young. 

"He used to joke that he wanted to coach, because with four daughters he already 
had his own team," Brenner said. 

A competitive swimmer himself, Mr. Fletcher was captain of the swim team and a 
member of the state championship relay team while a student at Lakewood High 
School. 

He enjoyed handball and bowling. At the Cleveland Athletic Club, he was singles 
champion three times and doubles champion 17 times over four decades. 

Mr. Fletcher, who had a home in Arizona, was a member of the Troon Golf and Country 
Club of Scottsdale. He was a 32nd-degree Mason with Rocky River Lodge 703 and 
was affiliated with the Royal Order of Jesters, Al Koran Shrine and Scottish Rite. 

He was a member of the North Scottsdale United Methodist Church, where he served 
on the financial and membership committees. Mr. Fletcher also belonged to Lakewood 
United Methodist Church, where he once was a trustee. 

Survivors includewife, Louise; daughters, Ann Rich of Bay Village and Louise I. 
Palmer of Beckett, Mass.; Gail Stewart of Wasilla, Alaska, and Susan Salo of 
Lakewood; 10 grandchildren; and a sister. 

Services were Wednesday. 

Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, 1689 E. 115th 
St., Cleveland, 44106 or the American Cancer Society, 1148 Euclid Ave., Suite 514, 
Cleveland, 44115. 
Arrangements were by Zeis-McGreevey Funeral Home in Lakewood.
Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - Friday, July 14, 1995

Parents
FLETCHER Leonard Harold Bennett (5 Mar 1902 - 29 Mar 1950)
DAY Marian Estelle (11 Nov 1902 - 13 Jul 1953)

Siblings
FLETCHER Suzanne Alice (25 Nov 1923 - 20 May 1959)
FLETCHER Marian Estelle (17 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 2000)
FLETCHER Leonard Harold (7 Nov 1929 - 9 Jul 1995)

Marriage To BAUER Louise Ann ()
    m. 14 Dec 1948 Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., Ind.

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Children by BAUER Louise Ann 
FLETCHER Ann Marie ()
FLETCHER Louise Irene ()
FLETCHER Marian Estelle (Mary) ()
FLETCHER Susan Kay ()

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