Official Obituary of
Leif Magnusson
December 4, 1946 ~ May 2, 2019 (age 72) 72 Years Old
Leif Magnusson Obituary
Leif Magnusson, retired attorney, of Berwyn PA, passed away May 2, 2019 at the age of 72 of pulmonary fibrosis. Beloved husband of Charlotte Sibley, dear brother of Joan Magnusson Hubbard, adored uncle of Taylor Hubbard, Carrie Willimann, Laurie Boatwright, Celeste Grace, Chuck Boatwright, and Jennifer Lint.
Leif grew up in Alexandria VA, graduating from Wakefield High School in 1965 and from Middlebury College in 1969, majoring in Political Science. He went to Brooklyn Law School while working at Waterman Steamship Company, graduating in 1983, proud to be third generation of American-Icelandic Lawyers. Leif practiced general law in New Jersey and was honored to serve as the court-appointed attorney for an incapacitated man for 10 years.
After moving to PA, Leif became interested in genealogy, carefully reviewing his mother's 20 year research on the Lawsing and Magnusson families. He updated her work, wrote an insightful summary, added maps, and photos and it published to give to family members. Leif kept letters--- and his friends were fortunate enough to have received from him some of their own letters sent to him decades ago.
Deep appreciation for people, for the pastand the present is Leif's hallmark, Deep love of Mozart, good books, good conversationn and lifelong learning is his legacy.
A celebration of Life service will be held at Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333 www.mluc.org
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
Providence Animal Center, 555 Sandy Bank Road, Media, PA 19063
www.providenceac.org
Mendelssohn Club Chorus of Philadelphia, P. O. Box 59522, Philadelphia, PA 19102, www.mcchorus.org
Randolph Senior Center, 6 Hale Street, Randolph, VT 05060
Leif grew up in Alexandria VA, graduating from Wakefield High School in 1965 and from Middlebury College in 1969, majoring in Political Science. He went to Brooklyn Law School while working at Waterman Steamship Company, graduating in 1983, proud to be third generation of American-Icelandic Lawyers. Leif practiced general law in New Jersey and was honored to serve as the court-appointed attorney for an incapacitated man for 10 years.
After moving to PA, Leif became interested in genealogy, carefully reviewing his mother's 20 year research on the Lawsing and Magnusson families. He updated her work, wrote an insightful summary, added maps, and photos and it published to give to family members. Leif kept letters--- and his friends were fortunate enough to have received from him some of their own letters sent to him decades ago.
Deep appreciation for people, for the pastand the present is Leif's hallmark, Deep love of Mozart, good books, good conversationn and lifelong learning is his legacy.
A celebration of Life service will be held at Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333 www.mluc.org
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
Providence Animal Center, 555 Sandy Bank Road, Media, PA 19063
www.providenceac.org
Mendelssohn Club Chorus of Philadelphia, P. O. Box 59522, Philadelphia, PA 19102, www.mcchorus.org
Randolph Senior Center, 6 Hale Street, Randolph, VT 05060
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