George Leonard Neely Jr.

George Leonard Neely, Jr, better known as 'Len' to family and friends, passed away November 23, 2013 at the age of 79 at his home in Alamo, CA. Len was born in Berkeley, CA on December 16, 1933 to George, Sr and Rebekah Lyle (nee Ewing), and had two sisters, Kay and Ann, who have all preceded him in death. A Boy Scout in his youth and a lifelong supporter of scouting, he achieved his Eagle Scout before graduating from Berkeley High School. He graduated from Dartmouth with an engineering degree (1956) and was in their Naval ROTC program. Len was very proud of having been a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, completing a two-year cruise in 1958. Len then took a year off to travel in Europe, returning to the States to attend Stanford for his MBA (1961). Lorraine (Christophe), he celebrated these last 18 years of his life with her by his side. Len was a very inclusive man - the more family the merrier! He has three children from his first marriage: Lee (Chelle) Neely, Ann (Rob) Smiley and Tom (Adrienne) Neely, as well as six bonus children from his marriage to Lorie: Don (Cathy) Christophe, Mike (Vickie) Christophe, Carol (Fred) Finke, Gary Christophe, Tom (Lisa) Christophe and Diane (Willie) Gianni. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren with two more on the way. Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Monday, December 16, 2013 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 199 Brandon Rd., Pleasant Hill In lieu of flowers, charitable donations can be made in Len's memory to the Boy Scouts of America or the Blackhawk Auto Museum. Memorial Service Monday, December 16, 2013 11:00 am Christ the King Catholic Church 199 Brandon Rd Pleasant Hill CA 94523