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Kindred Family posted a condolence
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Even though some time has passed since your loss we send our sincere and heartfelt condolences to your family. Mr. Leshner touched the lives of many in a positive way and will always be respected and remembered.
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Ellen Greenberg posted a condolence
Saturday, September 7, 2019
We are so saddened by the loss of "Poppy". He was a great man.
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arlene & tom lambert posted a condolence
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Dear family .... We just learned of Jacks passing last night. Thank you Lori for leaving a message, we have been out of town & weren't aware. We are so sorry for- this loss, and not being there to support you. We will be calling you - our PA number is 814-781-6036 , NY number 845-985-7521 Our sincere love and condolences to everyone.
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Allan Feldman posted a condolence
Monday, September 2, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a wonderful educator, but more than that! He was a man who loved to help anyone who needed help. He was a real doer and not a follower. I feel honored to have known him and he was one of the inspirations that helped ME follow my path into education. RIP , Mr. Motivator
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ted powell lit a candle
Sunday, September 1, 2019
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ted powell posted a condolence
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Mr. Leshner was my teacher at FCH, and was a great person. I feel honored to have him as one of my teachers at the high school, and when I came back to visit while he was still at the HS I would go and see him among other teachers I had during my time at FCSHS. He will surely be missed by all and I will let all of his other students here in Las Vegas, Nevada know of his passing. If there is anything you may need me to do for you please contact me. I am so sorry for your loss of a great person and teacher.
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Catherine Dill posted a condolence
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Mr. Leshner was one of My Favorite Teachers! Those of us who went to FCHS were blessed to have him teach us so much about World History, Economics and Life Some teachers in your life create giant ripples throughout the universe...Mr. Leshner's positive impacts will never cease for me and for so many others!! Lori, Beth and Amy, My Love and Prayers are with you always.
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Stephen Goldstein posted a condolence
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a personal favorite of dozens of students in my era, the mid-1970s. His fairness, intelligence, and well balanced approach stands out in my memory, especially in contrast to today’s hyper-partisan era.
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Sally Gladden posted a condolence
Friday, August 30, 2019
This wonderful man helped me make the transition to Fallsburg, especially involving The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. Always, always the gentleman and positive, Jack was a giver. His sense of humor served him well! We have lost a beautiful person!
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Reni Lachterman Parker posted a condolence
Friday, August 30, 2019
Dear Leshner Family,
I extend my deepest condolences on the loss of Mr. Leshner. He was my Social Studies Teacher at FHS, and I graduated in 1978. Mr. Leshner was like a walking encyclopedia full of so much history and he was so passionate about it. He was a kind man. I was also happy to see that he went on to teach at the college level. Mr. Leshner was a good person and I remember our class meeting in the auditorium. He taught History like a story and I loved that about him! He knew it so well and made it so interesting. When I went to college, I loved hearing others teach History like Mr. Leshner by telling a story because we are more likely to remember stories.
Your dad touched many lives at FHS.
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susan berman leon posted a condolence
Thursday, August 29, 2019
i met mr leshner on my first day of seventh grade and was fortunate to have him not only as a home room teacher for six years, but as a social studies teacher. when i remember my time at fallsburgh central high school, he is the first one that comes to mind. i have such fond memories of him and his three daughters were lucky to have had him as a father.
susan berman leon class of '61.
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Martin Billig posted a condolence
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Mr. Leshner was an exemplary teacher and human being. I can honestly say those qualities guided me to become a teacher of American History and Government. May he rest in peace and his family find comfort
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Ed Gibson posted a condolence
Thursday, August 29, 2019
In your life there are usually a handful of people you can point to as having been a major influence. Mr. Leshner was one of those people to me. He fed my love of history and politics. He instilled the importance of keeping an open mind in the process of learning. He helped me become a better student, better citizen and a better person. I will be forever grateful. Rest in peace, shalom, Mr. Leshner.
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Samuel A Cohen posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Mr. Leshner taught me, and most of my class, history 1962-64. But those classes – however good, however exciting and informative – are not the favorite memories I have of him. One memory was watching him as an actor in a Forestburgh Playhouse performance two decades after my graduation. After the show we went up to meet him. He knew exactly who I was and what I was doing. Another memory was a second-hand story of him told to me by a classmate. That friend had attended a party at the Leshners’ home and remarked how Mr. Leshner stood in one room and his wife in the other, each leading an animated conversation, but when one said something funny the other heard it over all the other voices and laughed. They were bound to each other, an image and a value that has stayed with me. There were the rumors about bodies (mob kills) in the lake near the Harmony Hotel; there were rumors about communist cells at the hotel. Mr. Leshner was in the Korean war, so much for communist cells, but until I read his obituary I did not know of his medals and his heroism. No rumor was as exciting as the truth about Mr. Leshner.
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Lester Cohen posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Jack attended last months Hall of Fame induction at which time I was inducted. To have the honor of even standing near the same level as Mr Leshner was a privilege. When my mom passed away 21 years ago Jack and many other faculty members spent a great deal of time with our family. That really meant a lot to us. Jack, you will be missed but your legacy goes on forever ! Peace be with you
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Steven Brizel posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a wonderful human being and superb teacher who made history come alive, and who nurtured my life long interest in politics and history. I credit Mr. Leshner especially for making history come alive , and who was a rock of integrity during my years as a student in the early 1970s and who personified stability during the years when the student body walked in protest against the Vietnam War and as a result of the MLK and RFK assassinations, but who was equally proud of his students achievements on the SAT Achievements and AP tests and who was very respectful of my way of life and my decision to attend a Yeshiva University,
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Evelyn Raymond posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
What a privilege to have been a colleague at Fallsburg. Many blessings to The family.
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Anita Shur Greenbeeg posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Mr. Leshner was one of the most influential teachers in my life. His classes were ones I always looked forward. He taught me the importance of citizen involvement with in government. I worked in civil service for many years and often think of him often as I am still politically active. He was a true “gentle” man. “To be remembered in the hearts of others is to live forever.” Rest In Peace Mr. Leshner. You were loved and will always be fondly remembered.
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Joseph Collura posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
I consider Jack Leshner to be a major life influence upon me. Even though, I was only exposed to his wisdom, his wit and his person for a brief period of time while attending Fallsburg Central High School his impact was and is lifelong. To me he was a man that would not turn down a request to gain more knowledge. He took of his personal time between classes to teach me history that lives with me to this day. I am saddened to the core to know that he is no longer with us.
He was to many, and will always be, a great man to me. A man that I modeled much of my life after.
Joe Collura
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Lori Benjamin posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Jack was a wonderful man. I have fond memories of Jack and Mish at our Kiwanis Club Meetings. I am very sorry for your loss.
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sheldon Fox posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a wonderful teacher and person. After graduating from FCS in 1961 Barry and I worked at the Harmony. He told me I could call him Jack. I never could as he was Mr. Leshner.
Last summer he and I attended a five class reunion and I was up early in the lobby. Mr. Leshner came down and we had a most pleasant one hour conversation.
He leaves a legacy of grace and warmth to all the lives he touched..
My sincere condolences to his loving daughters. He was so proud of you all.
Sheldon Fox
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Jamie Studley posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a towering figure of a teacher: erudite, passionate, engaged and engaging. He brought energy, curiosity, imagination and depth to teaching history. He was also a model of integrity, decency, community service and grace.
I recall that my grandfather, Benjamin Cosor, longtime FCS board chair, thought Jack was the star of the very fine FCHS teachers, and that my parents admired and respected him.
It was characteristically generous of him to attend the 50Th reunion of the class of 1968.
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Charlie Johnson posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
To the family of Mr. Leshner,
May God keep and comfort you during this difficult time of mourning. Praying for you, Ms Charlie Johnson, FCHS Class of 1980
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Jeff DeBare posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
So sorry to hear of Mr. Leshner's passing. He was one of my favorite teachers at Fallsburg. My thoughts and prayers go i=out to his family.... RIP JACK!!!
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Debby Kaplan posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
I will remember Jack as a fine man, a gentleman that was quick to laugh.
I first met Mr Leshner in 1976 at my late husbands 10 HS reunion, where Shelly said “let me introduce to my favorite teacher”, from them on we kept running into each other .
Jack always had a smile and made you feel welcome
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Richard M. Cohen posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
My sincere condolences to Jack’s family. ‘Mr. Leshner’ was one of my favorite teachers at FCS. He brought history alive. He made learning meaningful and credible. He was a real mensch. His acting in the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop was equal to that of Broadway and Hollywood stars. I remember seeing him in “All My Sons” at FCS in the early 1960’s. It made a lasting impression on me as an actor in the raw! May warm and nurturing memories help sustain Jack’s family now and always. With love from an adoring student, Richard M. Cohen - formerly from Mountaindale.
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Paul Starck posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Sorry to hear of the passing of Jack. He was a great teacher and treated his students with respect. rest in Peace Mr Jack Leshner.
I graduated in 1958
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Karen Billig posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Mr. Leshner was an amazing teacher and person. I was fortunate to have had him as a teacher and a colleague.
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Alice Hughes Murden Van Sickle lit a candle
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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RIP Mr. Leshner. You were one of the best teachers during my time in high school.
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Neil Chonin posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Mr. Leshner was a fabulous History teacher. He taught me not to think of studying history from a textbook but to think of it as someone's diary. It worked. May his memory be a blessing.
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Laurie (Leonardo)Cirillo -Carter posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
I have fond memories of Mr.Leshner as my Teacher in High School. May God Bless him and may he rest in peace. Please accept my deepest sympathies. Thank you Mr. Leshner for your guidance.
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Cynthia (Chavis) Tyler posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Mr. Leshner was my history teacher in high school. He was a caring, helpful man. He was the definition of a mensch.
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Sonia Goldson Ward posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
I was saddened to hear about the death of Mr Leshner. Prayers and condolences for a much loved man of our community. His kindness and talents will be greatly missed.
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Glen Smith posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
My condolences to Mr. Leshner’s family and friends. Mr Leshner was one of Fallsburg’s most dedicated and beloved educators. May his memory be a blessing.
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Joyce Salimeno-Gitlin posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Sending deepest sympathy to the family of Jack Leshner. We are so sorry for the loss of this wonderful man. Joyce (Salimeno) and Mel Gitlin
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Richard Fasman posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
My deepest condolences on the passing of Mr Leshner. A wonderful teacher of whom I have fond memories. Regards Rich Fasman FCHS Class of 1978
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