Joseph T. Leonard, 86, of Gainesville, VA died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Capital Caring Adler Center in Aldie, VA,
He was born on August 8, 1932 in Scranton, PA to the late Thomas and Alice (Barrett) Leonard. After graduating from Scranton Preparatory School in 1950, Joe completed a degree in chemistry at the University of Scranton. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State University in 1959. He married the late Mary Jane (Pugh) Leonard in 1958 and moved to the Washington, D.C area the following year where they enjoyed 60 years of marriage and raised four children. Joe worked as a research scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory for 37 years. He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church.