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HARR GERALD A "JE~Y' LENS, or "Gal" as he signed his memos, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Purdue University, died at 12:48 p.m.
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The student body voted him "best civil engineering teacher" in 1976. The book Foundation Engineering that he edited was published by McGraw-Hill in 1962 and quickly became a standard reference worldwide.
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A Gerald and Betel Leonards Graduate Fellowship in Geotechnical Engineering has been established in their honor at Purdue University. Jerry Leonards was a charter member of the Greater Lafayette Press Club, a member of the American Contract Bridge League, a Kentucky Colonel, a member of Temple Israel, affiliated with the Sons of Abraham Synagogue, and an arbitrator for the Arnerican Arbitration Association.
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196 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Leonards married Rebecca Jacobs of Evansville, Indiana. They live in Indianapolis with their three sons, Gerald, Brett, and Grant.
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