Jose R. Leal, Jr Obituary (1993

Jose R. Leal, Jr., 21, of rural Clyde, died in an automobile accident on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Jose was born in Bellevue on July 7, 1993 to Jose and Beth (Lacy) Leal, Sr. He graduated from Clyde High School in 2011, where is pitched baseball for the Fliers. He had attended Terra, was attending Owens, where is played baseball and was working at Revere Plastics in Clyde. Jose had worked at the Fremont Rec Center. Jose loved all sports. Some others, beside baseball, that he participated in included basket ball and flag football. He played baseball for the Clyde VFW and Fremont American Legion. Jose also coached youth sports, where he was able to coach his younger brothers, a great time for him. He was an umpire in Clyde for the Little League. He also enjoyed all animals and was a collector of any reptiles. Jose's greatest joy was being with his family, younger sister and brothers. He had attended the First Missionary Church, Clyde. Survivors include his parents; sister, Tori; brothers, Ramon "Moni"; Gabriel; Isaiah Leal all of rural Clyde and sister, Kiara Leal of Sandusky. His girlfriend, Katlin Lynch, Clyde and grandparents, Kenneth (Suan) Lacy; Karen (Dan) Grimm, all of Clyde; Jose Leal, Fremont and Donna (Ron) Yates, Clyde. Numerous aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Clyde - Green Springs High School. The funeral will be on Saturday at 1:30 at the high school with the Rev. Jeff Martin officiating. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,memorials may be made to Back to the Wild or to Jose's family. Visitation Date: 02/28/2015 Visitation time: 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM Visitation Location: Clyde-Green Springs High School - Race St., Clyde, Ohio Service Date: 02/28/2015 Service Time: 1:30 PM Service Location: Clyde-Green Springs High School - Race St., Clyde, Ohio