Leon J. Valley
Leon J. Valley, of Piedmont, Okla., formerly of Prairie du Chien, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
He was born Aug 2, 1944, to Robert E. and Norma G. Valley. Leon joined the Navy shortly after graduating from B.A. Kennedy High School in 1962. He was trained for Submarine Service and was on the USS Kamehameha (a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine). He was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After discharge, Leon worked at Control Data in Minneapolis. He eventually transferred to Oklahoma City, were he worked for Seagate Manufacturing in computer technology.
He is survived by his second wife, Jan; his son, Ron Valley (Anie); grandson, R.J.; his siblings, Jean Valley Rubish and Irene Valley Standorf Warshauer (Dan); his first wife, Lorie Valley; son and daughter from first marriage, Dan (Stacia) Valley and Lisa (Tim) Aukee; grandchildren, Stuart, Rafe and Amanda (Brent) Williams; great-granchildren, Kia, Acacia and Lily; and many nieces and nephews.
According to Leon’s wishes, there will be no funeral services at this time.