Leonard, William (Bill) F., 78, of Fort Lauderdale died Sunday, August 07, 2005 surrounded by his family. Mr. Leonard has resided in Fort Lauderdale for the past 54 years, moving here from Quincy, Florida. He has been married to Betty Claire Roberts of Fort Lauderdale since 1949. Betty and Bill have three children, William R. Leonard (Melanie Hays Leonard), Charles Glenn Leonard (Reta Brownlee Leonard) and Betsy Leonard Booth (Rainey Cawthon Booth). He was also blessed by the love of beautiful daughters-in-law, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. While Mr. Leonard enjoyed giving back to the community, the most important thing to him was his family. He had five wonderful brothers, one loving sister, and sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Leonard has been the senior partner in the Fort Lauderdale firm of Leonard & Morrison since 1953. His professional affiliations include The Florida Bar, The Broward Bar (of which he was President from 1974 to 1975) and the American Bar Association. He was a member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors and has served on the Fourth District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission. Mr. Leonard served on the Florida Board of Regents from 1982 to 1987. He also served on the Florida Council of 100, a gubernatorial advisory board made up of the state's top business executives and community leaders. Mr. Leonard has served the Broward community through a multitude of civic and professional organizations, including the Board of the Holy Cross Hospital, Citizens and Southern National Bank, the Southeast Bank of Broward County, Nova Law School, the Broward Community College Foundation and as President of both the Ft. Lauderdale Historical Society, and the One Hundred Club of Broward County. An alumnus of Florida State University, Mr. Leonard received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law. He is an honorary member of the Florida Blue Key and was honored by the University of Florida with a Distinguished Alumnus award, as well as by the Broward County Gator Club. In service to the United States, Mr. Leonard served nearly five years in the military. He served as an army sergeant in the South Pacific during World War II. Later, after graduating as a University of Florida Distinguished Military Graduate, he was called back to serve as a first lieutenant in the Army during the Korean War.