William Clyde Leal

“The greatest gift I ever had; came from God, I called him Dad.” William Clyde Leal was born to Julian and Tillie Leal in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on May 11, 1940. He was raised in Oak Creek until he was about four years old and then they moved to California. He lived in San Francisco and then moved to Fresno, California. He lived there and attended schools where he played football with some of the big names in football such as Daryle Lamonica. He was in the California Air Guard in high school and then went into the U.S. Coast Guard for four years. Those were four good years of saving lives. The units were the USGC Wachusetts, WPG4-44, USCGC Comanche WATA 202, C.G. 95311-WPG. After the service he worked for PG&E as a powder monkey and then went on to senior heavy line driver for 10 years. He married Mary Blackborn in 1966. From this union came two children, Bruce and Kellie. He was divorced in 1970 and moved to Ely, Nevada. There he married Mary Thiessens in 1972 and they had three sons Travis, Jason and Bill. Mary and William were later sealed in the St. George Temple. He then drove a gas truck until 1974 and in December of 1975, he went to work at the Nevada Test Site as a security inspector. Callings in the church he held were Blazer Leader, Varsity Scout Leader, High Priests Quorum Secretary, Elders Quorum President, High Priests Second Counselor and Ward Mission Leader and he was the Activities Committee Chairman. He had nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter. He was Grandpa to all the little kids in the neighborhood. “Please don’t mourn me for I know it is a better place my father has for me. I will miss all of you.” A celebration of life will be held Thursday, Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Canyon Creek Ward located at 332 E. 1000 North in Tooele. Military honors will follow.