Leonard Maurice Nielsen II

Mr. Nielsen was retired from the Navy and Air National Guard. He was a Gulf War Veteran, Physician’s Assistant at Veterans Hospital, Kirklin Clinic, UAB, Children’s Hospital, Who’s Who in Medicine and former member Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham. Lenny later became a born again Christian. Lenny was also a member of Mensa, PA, MPH. Mr. Nielsen is also an Emory University alumnus. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alma Weber and Leonard M. Nielsen I, and sister, Diana Owens.

He is survived by his fiancé Rebecca Reynolds Martin, daughter, Carolyn Wright Nielsen, son, Daniel Weber Nielsen, sister, Karen Ann Herren and grandchildren, Abigail Nielsen and Olivia Eady, and his beloved nephews and nieces.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:00AM from Kilgroe Funeral Home Chapel with graveside to follow at 11:45AM at the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, AL.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2015, beginning at 9:00AM.

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Kilgroe Funeral Home, Leeds directing.