Name: Clifford C. Leach Life Dates: 1/24/1903 - 10/28/2009 City Of Birth: Moatsville, West Virginia Pre-deceased by Predeceased by his wife of 32 years, Ruth (Hedberg) Leach. History Survived by his step-son, Dan (Maureen) Hedberg; step-son, Jim Morris; niece, Peggy (Jack) James of Endwell, NY; grandchildren, Mark H. (Ann) Hedberg, Kimberly Farr, Kevin (Jodi) Hedberg, Matthew (Nancy) Hedberg, Michael Heerkins, Brenda (Mark) Weber; great-grandchildren, Justine Jaclyn Shults, Russell, Jacob, William, Kathryn, Mary Grace Hedberg; great-great-grandchildren, Haylee Corcoran, Mathew Tyler Weber; nephews, Richard (Dolores) Cross, Allen (Theresa) Leach, Orval Leach Harold Leach. Donations In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Rochester School for the Deaf, 1545 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14621 in Clifford's Memory. Services BARTOLOMEO PEROTTO Funeral Home, Inc. 1411 Vintage Lane (between Rte 390 Long Pond Rd) where Clifford's Visitation will be Sunday 1-4 PM followed by his Funeral Service at 4 PM in the Funeral Home. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Additional Information Clifford was born just after the turn of the century. A West Virginia native, Clifford lived in Binghamton while working at IBM before making his way to Greece. An avid sports fan, Clifford was an outfielder for a semi-professional baseball team and had a .408 batting average. He enjoyed playing sports and supporting his favorite teams. He was a prominent member of the deaf community and a member of the Deaf Elders Around Rochester. Clifford educated and helped those in the deaf community. Clifford earned the respect and affection of people from all walks of life and all ages because of his knowledge, experience, wisdom and community spirit. Clifford lived his life with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a deep continued concern for human values and ideals. In doing so he inspired others to do the same.