Leonard Eugene Jewell died October 18, 2005 at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis, SD at the age of 73 due to heart failure. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, 2005 at Black Hills National Cemetery, with Fr. Bill Zandri officiating. Full military honors provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Leonard was born July 13, 1932 to Orel F. and Anna M. Jewell at Durham, WY. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 19, and served in the Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Porterfield, a destroyer patrolling Japan and China seas, 1951-1955. Leonard was known by the nickname Jeep. He worked at the farm labor and on construction. He was a member of the Electricians Union. Leonard had resided in the Hot Springs VA Medical Center for several years. He suffered a hip fracture and transferred to Fort Meade in May 2001. Leonard never married. Survivors include his brothers Alfred C. & Lloyd W. Jewell both of Cheyenne, WY, Glenn Jewell of Carpenter, WY, five nephews, one niece, and his friends.