Anne and I will not be posting this week. I am in San Diego, California and Anne will be joining me on Tuesday. We are here for my father’s funeral. Dad passed away last Tuesday, 11/12/2013, at 11:15 pm. He was 88 and had lived a good life.
Leland Mattice Knapp Was born in Washington State and raised in Portland, Oregon. After joining the Navy he was stationed in Corpus Christy, Texas, where he met his wife of 66 years, Gloria Janice Morgan. He is survived by Gloria, six children, nine grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.
Dad in uniform
After a 20 year career in the navy he attained the rank of Master Chief. In 1965 he retired from the Navy and found a new passion as an electronics technician working in High energy physics at the University Of California at San Diego, retiring again in 1988.
Dad was a strong, gentle man with an inquiring mind and an interest in nearly everything. He will be missed.
Dad received his last haircut from his oldest daughter Janice the week before he passed away.
Sympathies, John. Always hard to see a strong man pass on. He, undoubtedly, left an indelible imprint on many hearts and minds.
My condolences to you and your family– share memories and hold each other close, Kate Rardin-Leahy
Sorry to learn of this, John. My thoughts are with you and your family in this difficult time. You are a great living legacy to him.