LeCOMPTE, William Donald 1938-2012
LECOMPTE
Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 8/14/2012 at 23:43:04
WATERLOO, IOWA — It is with great sadness that the family of William “Bill” Donald LeCompte announce his passing.
Mr. LeCompte, 73, of Waterloo, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes. He was born April 29, 1938, in Urbanna, Virginia.
Mr. LeCompte grew up in Virginia and played football at Middlesex High School, graduating in 1959. He served a four-year apprenticeship at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, graduating in 1963. He was certified as a Wood Patternmaker. He worked for Caterpillar Tractor, Peoria, Illinois, before moving to Waterloo in 1967 to work for John Deere Engine Works. After he retired from John Deere, Mr. LeCompte enjoyed reading, working with computers and following NASCAR and football, among other hobbies.
Mr. LeCompte was a member of the NRA, the Republican Party, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He treasured his relationships with his family, who remember him as a kind and generous father and grandfather.
He is survived by one daughter, Carrie Ellen LeCompte of San Francisco; one son, William David LeCompte, married to Stephanie; and three grandchildren: William Nathaniel, Meta Camille and Caroline Stella LeCompte, all of Whitefish, Montana. Mr. LeCompte is also survived by his two sisters, Barbara Nelson of Remlik, Virginia, and Joan (Robert) Daughtery of Quinton, Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Frederick and Gladys Wyatt LeCompte of Middlesex County, Virginia.
A celebration of Mr. LeCompte’s life will be held on Thursday, April 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, 3146 Kimball Ave., Waterloo.
Memorial donations may be made to: The NRA Foundation’s Eddie Eagle Program. Donations can be sent to The NRA Office of Advancement, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. Please write “in memory of Bill LeCompte” in the memo section of the check or The Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation, Diabetes Action, P.O. Box 34635, Bethesda, MD 20827. Please write “in memory of Bill LeCompte” in the memo section of the check; (202) 333-4520; http://www.diabetesaction.org/
His family would like to thank Mallard Point Retirement Community of Cedar Falls for providing him good friends and fond memories the last few years of his life.
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