Leonard Edward Martel

Leonard Edward Martel, aged 68, died surrounded by his family and his closest, lifelong friend on Monday, Dec. 5. Leonard an amazing man will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to have known him.

Leonard was born May 8, 1948, in Anacortes, to Joseph Edward Martel and Edith Bergman Martel. He was raised in Friday Harbor, a place his father referred to as “God’s country.”

Leonard was a fifth generation San Juan Islander and a proud graduate of the Friday Harbor High School Class of 1967. He had a great love for flying, sailing and hunting.

Growing up in Friday Harbor, Leonard began fishin...