Carl Leonard

Carl H. Leonard was born on October fourth, nine-teen fifty-four in Trenton New Jersey to Florence and Henry Leonard. Carl was brought up in the church were his maternal grandfather Bishop Esau Courtney pastored. Every Sunday and sometimes multiple times throughout the week you would see him along with his siblings Guy, Celeste and later Troy occupying the pews or more than likely participating in the church service. Carl attended Trenton Public Schools and would later graduate from Trenton Central High School. After high school he went on to attend Trenton State College now The College of New Jersey. Although he did not graduate as planned, he did nurture his love for writing, poetry and music there. After leaving college and armed with an extreme love for music Carl would discover the art of DJ’ing. He would later become the city’s #1 DJ’s going by the name Chic the Freak. Carl worked many jobs throughout his sixty-eight years including but not limited to Personal Security for the New Jersey Governor's Office and later retired from Cornell Iron Works Community where he worked as a Production Technician. Poetry and writing were his passion and after many years in the fight of addiction Carl successfully managed to write and get published a book entitled, I Want to Be Free which is in the Library of Congress and is still available on Amazon and many other book outlets. Carl H. Leonard departed this earth on Thursday December seventh, two thousand twenty-two at Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice Care, Allentown Pennsylvania. Predeceased in death by his father the late Henry L. Leonard, paternal grandparents Rev. Charles and Beatrice Leonard; maternal grandparents Bishop Esau and Alverine Courtney; brother Guy Leonard; sister Celeste Leonard; uncles Rev. Esau (Jr) and Eddie Courtney, David, William/Billie, Charles, Herbert/Herbie, John/Tony and Richard Leonard, Donald Law (Marjorie); and aunt Rachelle May. Carl leaves to cherish his memory his mother Florence I. Leonard, his four children, only son Carl J. Leonard (La ’Toya); three daughters, Tamira/Nicky Ambros (Anthony), Qùesha Spears, Brittney Harris (Nicholas);ten grandchildren, Nirvana Leonard, Kiara Leonard, Ava Leonard, Carl Jermaine Jr /CJ, Naiyah Ambros, Aliana Ambros, Niya Safari, Quinn Spears, Jalen Harris and Taylor Harris; one brother, Troy Leonard; eight Aunts, JoAnn Sweeney (William), Patricia Owens, Marjorie Law, Gladys Leonard (late John Leonard), Irene Leonard (late Herbert Leonard), Florence Leonard (late Richard Leonard); and a host of cousins, extended family and friends.

Carl Leonard

October 4, 1954 - November 30, 2022