North High School Alumni
Des Moines, Iowa (IA)
In Memory of
Leonard J. Peavy, Jr.
Passed away 2015
Leonard J. Peavy, Jr. attended North High School in Des Moines, IA.
Class of 1967
Date of Passing Oct 06, 2015
Date of Passing Oct 06, 2015
Passed away from pancreatic cancer, which had been recently diagnosed. Survived by his wife, Ernestine (Tina); mother, Doris Peavy; his children, Tracy (Tyrone) Riley; Tamara, Tonika, and Leonard III (Shanell) Peavy; and Trenika Steward; his siblings, Suzanne (Irwin) Holmes, Tonya Howe, Sandra and Darrell Peavy; 10 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. He had lived in New Orleans for many years--until Hurricane Katrina, when he moved back to Des Moines. He had been a Sheriff in Louisiana, and was in Security at Prairie Meadows. He was also a very well-respected Deacon of his church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Steven Bobenhouse '67 said:
A really good fried. A giant with a big heart.
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