Licensing will never be the same without Leon, his anecdotes and "Leonisms" will last an eternity and we shall never forgot what a lovely friend and colleague he was. One memory that will last was this: Leon at one time used to bring his lunch in and eat it in the first aid room where he would have peace and quiet, this particular day whilst he was getting his lunch out of the fridge Mark one of our colleagues went into the first aid room before him and quickly hid underneath the bench bed waiting for Leon. In he came, sat down with his lunch and a copy of the sun and starting to read and eat when all of a sudden mark grabbed both of his ankles and shouted Leon was shocked to the core and thought he was being attacked by a rat! He shot up from the chair and his screams could be heard throughout Princess House. From that day on he never ate his lunch in the first aid room! Leon never made it to our move to 100 Temple Street but he would have taken it in his stride, from when he was off he would always text me to ask how things were in work I would say don't worry about work just concentrate on you, this goes to show what a very conscientious man Leon was. He's left a gaping hole in our office, one that can never be filled, love you mate, may you know be at peace and free from pain. Sarah xxxxxx

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