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Leonard Able "Len" Galland, 71

Leonard Galland, 71, passed away Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at his home, after a 
three-month battle with cancer.

Len was born Jan. 22, 1933, in Pasadena, Calif., to Fred and Lucille Galland. 
From 1949 to 1953, he served in the Navy on the USS Magoffin. During naval 
assignments, Len received citations while on Underwater Demolition Team No. 3 
and several ribbons, stars and clusters of recognition.

Len met and married Lorna K. McCluskey in Pasadena on July 1, 1954. From 1954 
to 1959, he worked at the Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena as a 
control electrician and was the project foreman at Goldstone Tracking Site and 
Missile Test area at Edwards Air Force Base, working with Dr. Henry Pickering 
and Werner Van Braun.

In 1959, Len moved his family to Caldwell and had the KwiCurb Drive-ins. He 
became very involved in youth activities and the community. He then joined the 
Caldwell City Police Department. During his 20-year career there, he was the 
commander of the first organized reserve unit in the state of Idaho, Community 
Affairs and City Tactical Squad.

After being assigned to the City-County Narcotics Major Crimes and Intelligence 
Division, he became the director of the unit. Len retired from the Caldwell 
Police Department in November 1981.

He and Lorna moved to North Idaho, where he spent another 10 years with the 
Kootenai County Sheriff's Department, then retired again in 1994.

For 17 years, Len was also the harbormaster at the Panhandle Yacht Club on Lake 
Coeur d'Alene. After losing their son, Les, to heart failure in 1999, Len 
decided it was time to also retire from the Panhandle Yacht Club, start 
playing, and began spending winters in Arizona.

Len was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 39 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 
No. 09831, and was a life member of BPO Elks No. 1448.

Len felt so blessed to have so many sincere and loving friends and family, and 
dearly loved each one.

Besides his wife of 50 years, he is survived by Debra Galland of Nampa; nephews 
Charles Galland, Loma Linda, Calif., and David Galland, Rowland Heights, 
Calif.; granddaughter Stephanie Johnson and great-granddaughter Reagan Johnson, 
Nampa; and several cousins.

Len said "to tell us all he didn't want to leave, but he'll see us later."

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Les Galland and brother Charles 
Galland.

Memorial will be held later in the summer at the Panhandle Yacht Club. English 
Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene, is in charge of the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. 
Government Way, Hayden ID 83835, or Idaho Youth Ranch, P.O. Box 8538, Boise ID 
83707-99210, or a charity of donor's choice.

Please sign Len's guest registry and view the online memorial at 
www.englishfuneralchapel.com