Leon Taylor

Leon Taylor, 73 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away from a ten month battle with cancer at home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.Leon is survived by his wife Linda of 46 years; son Michael and daughter-in-law Sue Fournell; daughter Kathy and son-in-law Aaron Johnson; sister-in-law Helen Taylor; brother Mark and sister-in-law Shari Taylor; five loving grandchildren; one niece; three nephews; and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents Leo and Anne Taylor and brother Michael Taylor. Leon was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend.Leon was born in Streator Illinois. He was a veteran in the Vietnam War, and received a letter of commendations from the Small Missile Branch for his dedication and skill as a Training Instructor. The discipline and patriotism he learned in the Army never left him, as friends and family will attest.Leon started his career, at AT&T in Norway, Illinois. He went on to have a very successful career in Management with AT&T, retiring after thirty two years. Leon loved people and since retiring, worked for a time at Ace Hardware and volunteered with the Snellville Lions Club. He served as a past President and was inducted into the Lions International Hall of Fame 2015.Visitation will be this Sunday, May 15 from 2:00 until 4:00 PM at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC. 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770) 979-3200. Funeral services for Leon will be Monday, May 16 at 11:00 AM at Saint John Neumann Catholic Church, 801 Tom Smith Road, Lilburn Georgia (770) 923-6633. Leon will be laid to rest directly following the funeral at the Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, 3594 Stone Mountain Hwy, Snellville, Georgia (770) 972-3155. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to Saint Jude's Children's Research, www.stjude.org, or Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, www.lionslighthouse.org.Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company,” Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.Read Obituary