Dr. Richard A. Leese Obituary (1954 - 2016)

Dr. Richard "Dick" A. Leese, 61, of Bloomington, died at 7:29 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016 in Normal.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2016 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bloomington, with Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal following services. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Catholic High School or Holy Trinity Catholic Church, both of Bloomington. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.He was born June 11, 1954 in Davenport, IA, son of Richard A. and Virginia R. Murphy Leese. He married Idalia "Dally" M. Hinton on June 21, 1975 in Davenport, IA, she preceded him in death on December 15, 2010. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Jill McGuire.Surviving are four children, Jason Leese of Crystal Lake, Kelly (James) Scott and Cory (Kelly) Leese, both of Bloomington and Brooke (Michael) Lenahan of Normal; nine grandchildren, Kailey, Andrue Jackson Scott, Conlan Leese, Eleanor, Mae Penny Leese and Reid Ryan Gray Lenahan. Also surviving are five brothers, Denny (Pam) Leese of Edina, MN, Bob (Jeannine) Leese of LeClaire, IA, Dave (Carol) Leese of Allen, TX, Dan (Katy) Leese of Mill Valley, CA and Grant (Jane) Leese of Edina, MN; three sisters, Kathleen (Ken) Meyer of Davenport, IA, Connie (John) Nutt of West Des Moines, IA and Mary Beth Leese of Davenport, IA and several nieces and nephews.He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA.Dr. Leese enjoyed his career as the owner, operator and attending chiropractor of Leese Chiropractic Center in Bloomington for over 30 years. He enjoyed his time volunteering with Illinois State University athletes.He also enjoyed golfing and was an avid San Francisco Giants baseball fan.Dick was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.