LEON WALSH LOSEE ’42

On October 19, 2007 Leon Walsh Losee, ‘42 died after a brief illness: he was 88 years old. Born the only son of Henry S. Losee and Martha T. Losee in Newton, New Jersey, on May 25, 1919, he graduated from Kent School in Kent, Conn. in 1938 and was a 1942 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.

At Wesleyan he was a member of Alfa Delta Phi Fraternity and was elected to membership in Skull and Serpent. He lettered in Football and Baseball.

After Wesleyan he served his country in World War II until 1946, when he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant after serving in convoy duty in the North Atlantic and Air Corps support in the South Pacific.

After the war, he worked at the Falk Corporation and the Lawn Boy Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin until 1947 when he moved to Litchfield, Connecticut. He worked at The Torrington Company for over 30 years in the Needle Division as International Sales Manager. After retirement, he was Athletic Director at Forman School in Litchfield, Conn., for nine years.

He was one of the founders of Litchfield’s Tri-Town Little League and served on its Board of Governors for many years, until he stepped down to become became a coach.

He was a founding member of the Litchfield Conservation Commission and Inland Wetlands Commission, a member of The Litchfield Sanctum, The Litchfield Country Club, and a communicant of St.Michael’s Parish, Litchfield.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bettie Beebe Losee, son David B. Losee,’68 and his wife Joan and grandson James, son Leon W. Losee Jr. and his longtime companion Gail Pituck, son Bruce S. Losee and his wife Suvi, grandchildren Mathew, Andrew and Nicholas, step grandchildren Christina Jacobs and Samuel Jacobs, son Peter G. Losee and his wife Lisa and grand daughters Carly and Laurinda (Rindi) Losee.