Leonard Pulley Jr., 74

Leonard Pulley Jr., of Post Falls, passed away May 21, 2012. He was 74. Leonard was born in St. Louis, Ill., and grew up in Tennessee.

He attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf. In 1962 he moved to the Seattle area and married his second wife (Joanne Sampson on Nov. 11, 1989. Together they moved to Idaho in 2001.

Leonard is survived by his two sisters, Connie Coons of Idaho City and Faye Byard of Rockford, Ill.; three daughters, Lisa Harrell of Montgomery, Texas, (her four children, Stephanie, Tonya, Melvin and Sarah), Pauline Spears (her four children, Alex, Nicole, Taylor and Cassandra) and Shirley Pulley of Federal Way, Wash. He will also be missed by his two step-daughters, Susan Sampson of Las Vegas, Nev., and Krista Neill of Tempe, Ariz.; and step-granddaughter Jerryl Sampson of Reno, Nev.

Leonard’s family would like to thank the staff of both Kootenai Cancer Center of Post Falls and the Hospice House of Post Falls for their loving care of Leonard in his final days. Special thanks to Deborah Berzins for her interpreter services and assistance. The family requests that donations be made to Kootenai Cancer Center or Hospice House of Post Falls.

Bell Tower Funeral Home, Post Falls, is in care of the arrangements. Please visit Leonard’s online memorial at www.belltowerfuneralhome.com.