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WITT, Leonard
WITT, Leonard. (LeMars, IA, Nov. 6, 1925--Austin, TX, Jan. 10, 2021). Leonard was the son of Julius Reinhold Witt and Anna Marie (Moeller) Witt. Growing up in LeMars, he received his education from LeMars High School, graduating in 1943. He served in the United States Navy for 2 years and became a storekeeper 2nd class.
After his service with the Navy, Leonard obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from Westmar College in LeMars. He married Marilou Harding on August 28, 1955 and they started their family. He continued to teach Industrial Education for five years in the public school system. Along with teaching, he created and organized the Vocational Home Building Program for the state of Iowa. The Home Building Program is credited with training countless high school seniors across the state of Iowa in the skills of residential home building.
Leonard and Marilou moved to Dubuque where he continued managing the Home Building Program and teaching Industrial Education at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL for the next 30 years. During that time, he obtained his Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Platteville, Wisconsin.
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