Some of you may have know Leo Long, owner of Victoria British. From the
Kansas City Star: Leo William Long, 67, of Lenexa KS passed away Tuesday,
August 19, 2008, at his home. Private funeral services were held at Mount
Moriah
& Freeman Funeral Home. He was born May 6, 1941. He was raised by his
maternal uncle and aunt, Lester and Loretta Long. A long time area resident,
he
attended Hale Cook Elementary and Southwest High school. As a Boy Scout, Leo
earned his Eagle Scout, God and Country. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in
1961
and was honorably discharged in 1967. He completed his undergraduate studies
at the University of Kansas in 1968, with a Bachelor of Science, Business
Administration. From the early 60's through 1975 he worked as a mechanical
engineer for two firms in the Kansas City area becoming a chief engineer.
Always
involved with cars as a hobby, he went into business selling car parts in
1975. Located at 18th & Oak, in Kansas City, this business went broke in 1979
and he lost everything. He started over in 1981b&his present business Long
Motor
Corporation, dba. Victoria British Ltd., LMC Truck and Black Dragon. Leo
served on many boards of directors, including Brotherhood Bank, Citizens
Bank,
Derrick Thomas 3rd & Long Foundation, El Centro Community Centers, Guadalupe
Community Centers and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He was also involved
in numerous civic endeavors, including the Asian American Chamber of
Commerce. He sponsored Boy Scout Troop #106 on the city's Westside, the
Jarrette
Aycock Society KCRM, and the Silver Gloves National Championships. He funded
the
Leo William Long Graduate Scholarship Program for 6 years, donated the
funding for the Fort Long Campsite at the H. Roe Bartle Boy Scout
Reservation, and
paid for the construction of the Leo William Long Sports Center in
Kanchanaburi, Thailand - a country he visited regularly in his business
travels - to
provide recreational facilities for underprivileged school children. He
received the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award from the Boy Scouts of
America, In
addition, he assisted many private individuals & employees in the greater KC
area when they encountered hard times or needed a helping hand. Other civic
awards & citations he received are too numerous to list. Leo recently
completed a company history. In his own words, "I have turned my dreams into
an
entrepreneurial success. I am only as strong as my people and as successful
as my
customers continued satisfaction. I am extremely proud of what has been
created and accept that growth is elemental to the future of LMC." Leo
William
Long was honest and ethical. His success was achieved the old fashioned way:
he
earned it. He is survived by his wife Janet, daughter Morgan Stanton and
granddaughter Sierra Stanton.
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