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Portrait of Leon J Byers
The man who touched the hearts of many.

Leon J Byers

August 9, 1967 – September 19, 2019
Lived 52 years
Zion Baptist Church · Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
"Be a leader, not a follower." - Leon Byers
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Leon "Leo" Byers Obituary

Leon J. "Leo" Byers, 52 of Sarver passed away on September 18, 2019 at his home.

Born August 9, 1967 in Natrona Heights, PA.

Leo worked as materials handler for Lubrizol Oil Field Solutions in Leetsdale.

He was an amazing father, great husband and friend to many.

Surviving are his parents, his wife Cheryl Byers whom he married July 8, 1989, two sons, Cody Byers and Tyler (Natalie "Nattles") Byers, one grandson Jay, and his brother, Lloyd Byers all of Saxonburg, also his paternal step-grandmother, Nancy Byers. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Kenneth & Ruth Neupert, his mother and father-in law Richard and Margaret Hartzell and his paternal grandparents, Paul and Blanche Byers.

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1967
Born August 9
1974
Leon was 7 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1976
Leon was 9 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Leon was 14 when MTV began broadcasting
1982
Leon was 15 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
2001
Leon was 34 when Apple introduced the iPod
2004
Leon was 37 when Facebook was launched
2019
Passed away September 19, age 52
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