Leonard Len' Westwood, Jr.
Leonard 'Len' Westwood, Jr., 87 of Westside Dr., husband of the late Marion Ferguson Westwood passed away Nov. 28, 2009 in CT Hospice after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven, October 16, 1922 a son of the late Leonard and Gertrude Fletcher Westwood and was a Hamden resident since 1930. Mr. Westwood served in the US Army during WW II in the Phillipines and Japan. After the war he was empoyed at Winchester Repeating Arms Co. as a gun assembler. From 1970 until his retirement in 1987, he worked at the Laurel View Country Club on the maintainence and grounds crew staff. Len was also a member of the Hamden B.P.O.E. #2224. He is survived by his son, Robert W. Westwood of Hamden, 2 sisters, Joyce Warren of Clinton, Marge Pageau of Hudson, FL, a brother, John Westwood of North Branford, 10 nieces and nephews and 10 grand nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother Ronald Westwood. Funeral service will be Wednesday Dec. 2 at 11 am at BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY AVE., HAMDEN. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. Interment in Centerville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405.
My thoughts and prayers are with Len and his family during this difficult time. Len will be missed by all his golfing buddies at Laurel View CC.
Sincerest condolences to the Westwood family. I had the pleasure of knowing Len for many years and had the pleasure of coaching his son, Bob in Babe Ruth League Baseball. I would also run into him in the early morning hours at Laural View Country Club when I played golf before work. We would always say hello to each other and talk a little golf. He was a nice guy to have known and coaching his son was a joy. We could never get bob to show up on time for baseball practice because he was always playing golf. That’s why he was so good at it. He will be missed.