Donald W. Leach III Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 25, 2021, at the age of 56, Donald W. Leach III (Wallingford, Connecticut), born in Meriden, Connecticut passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Donald Wallace "Walkie" Leach, Jr. and Joyce Marie Rogers Leach. He is survived by: his sister Chris; his close friend Mike "Fuzzy" Sanger of New Haven; his sisters, Christine Leach of Coventry and Kimberley Leach of Fredericksburg, VA.; his siblings' children, Jason, Christopher, David, Daniel, Adrien, Alexander, Alicia, Niletta, Jacob (Mike), Arielle and Jayda Bettum; and his friend Jeff Perkins.
Following an extended battle with ulcerative colitis that attacked his lungs since its onset in 2013, his health deteriorated more rapidly due to contracting Covid-19 in March of 2020.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Donald's memory to Y2Y New Haven; please remember to check the box to "Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone" and when prompted, please enter "Donald Leach" and then specify "Y2Y New Haven" as the recipient in the comments field. A direct link to their donation page may be found here: bit.ly/Y2YNH_DonationInMemoryofDWL3rd.
