K5OVC 1928 - 2023
K5OVC - Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel
Glen Mills, PA


QCWA # 06969
First Call: W2OVC in 1945       Other Call(s): PJ8AE

Leonard M. Mendel, of Glen Mills, PA passed away on May 21, 2023 peacefully in hospice care at age 94. Formerly of Yorktown Heights, NY and Hot Springs, AR.

He was born in NYC in 1928 to Louis and Lillian (nee Goldberg) Mendel. A graduate of Samuel Gompers High School in the Bronx, he was a WW II Coast Guard veteran and retired from the NYPD Emergency Squad. He had a subsequent career as a master electrician and technician for traffic signal maintenance for the City of Hot Springs. He was an avid ham radio operator delighting in speaking with fellow hams around the world.

Twice widowed, he is survived by a son Kenneth and 2 daughters, Kathy (Mark) and Jo-Ann, 4 grandaughters Jillian (Robert), Jennifer (Ethan), Judy (Robert), Paula (Robert) and 6 great-grandchildren Tessa, Wesley, Alexander, Dean, Brooks and Lilly.

Contributions may be made to http://www.Answerthecall.org (the New York Police & Fire Widows' Children's Benefit Fund).

K5OVC - Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel

K5OVC - Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel

K5OVC - Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel

K5OVC - Leonard M. 'Lenny' Mendel