June 2023
06/21/2023 Melissa gave birth to her second daughter, Ellis Muñoz today. She weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz.
May 2023
05/16/2023 Our father, Jerry Halstead Leonard, died peacefully this day in his bed. We will remember him as a man of God - a man with a loving spirit.
January 2023
01/13/2023 First, the pipes burst in Don and Beth's North Carolina cabin on Christmas Day. So afterwards, while they were in Roswell coordinating the process of getting the damage mitigated, somehow the whole place caught fire and burned down. The silver lining is that they had good insurance and no one was in the cabin at the time. We are at the same time sad but very grateful.
October 2022
10/18/2022 Owen Henry Hou was born to Leslie and Chuck. His sister Stella made the final decision on his name, calling him Owie. 🙂
May 2022
5/03/2022 Diane undergoes a TAVR procedure to replace her aortic heart valve. The procedure was a success, although she found out the hard way that she was allergic to Mupirocin which caused her tongue to swell and her airway to collapse.
August 2020
8/07/2020 Stella Harper Hou was born to Leslie and Chuck today. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 19 inches long, we are so excited to welcome our newest member of the family!
September 2019
9/4/2019 Dad turns 89. We take a trip down to Tallahassee to celebrate it with him and Dan.
July 2019
7/29/2019 Melissa and John have a new addition to the family! Will Grant Muñoz was delivered today, weighing in at 8 lb 6 oz and 20 1/2 inches head to toe. Jaiden called it right at Leslie and Chuck's engagement party this past January!
May 2019
5/18/2019 Chuck and Leslie Hou are now a married couple!
December 2018
12/25/2018 Chuck Hou is now engaged to Leslie Leonard. We are all so happy!
12/24/2018 The entire Leonard family was together this year for Christmas at Dick and Jill's. Dan and Dad drove up from Tallahassee. Melissa, John, and Jaiden flew in from Chicago. The big news is that John and Melissa are expecting a child! Congratulations!
August 2018
8/14/2018 Tawanna passes away on her 80th birthday. She was diagnosed with a very rare lung disease that progressed very rapidly in just a few months.
October 2017
10/21/17 Melissa marries John Muñoz in a ceremony and reception at the Howard House in Decatur, GA.
August 2017
8/11/2017 Tawanna has been suffering with a terrible coughing condition and for the past year the Tallahassee doctors have not been able to determine the cause. She went to Shands and has gotten an official diagnosis that she suffers from Bronchiectasis, a condition where the airways become damaged and scarred, which causes them to widen and become flabby. They hope to provide a regimen to treat it, with surgery being the last resort.
June 2017
6/25/2017 David suffers a heart attack at home on Sunday morning. The doctors placed three stents in his left anterior descending artery (a.k.a. "the widowmaker.") The only warning he had was a feeling like a cramping at the top of his stomach between his rib cage. This occurred after dinner the two nights before, so he mistook it as indigestion or gas.
After a visit to the cardiologist, who recommended watching the Netflix documentary "Forks Over Knives," he began a plant-based diet in order to reverse both the plaque buildup in his arteries and his pre-diabetic condition.
May 2015
5/19/2015 Dad sells the house on Hibbard Way to Jimmy & Pat Wilder. He marries Tawanna Hay, May 19, at Adams Memorial Chapel, First Baptist Church in Tallahassee FL. They move to their new home on Dove Road.
5/21/2015 Beth is struck by a vehicle and suffers dislocated shoulder and three fractured ribs.
December 2014
Christmas at Richard and Jill's in Marietta. Beth presents quilts made from Mom's clothing.
September 2014
9/24/2014 Mom passes away on September 24 at her home in Tallahassee.
July 2014
Diane loses her job at Georgia Resource Capital. Decides to retire.