Leonard "Love" Alexander Sr. was born on December 7, 1959 at Mt. Sinai Hospital to Bonnie Alexander and Marvin Hardrich who both preceded him in death. Leonard was known by most as Leonard Love. He attended Cleveland Public Schools and later received his GED in 1979. Leonard met the love of his life his life Orvis Alexander who he went on to marry in April of 1992. From this union were 6 children, but in total the two had 9 children; Antjuan, Leonard Jr., Mahogany, Stephanie, Endia, Saunday, the late Xavier, Taevon and Demarcos. He leaves 21 grandchildren and one on the way. Leonard also leaves siblings; Larry (Cynthia), Darnell, Ronnie, the late Bobby, Samar (Latoya), and one sister Nyeusi.
His hobbies included; baseball, basketball and shooting pool. But his biggest joy came from spending time with family. He accepted had Christ at an early age. Known for being fashionable and loved to wear a suit on any given day. Leonard departed on June 29, 2019 after a lengthy illness to enter into his eternal life with his heavenly father Leonard Sr. Leaving behind a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and a very special friend Roosevelt and June to cherish his memory. Leonard is truly loved and will be missed. Family and friends are welcome on Saturday, July 6, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Slone & Co Funeral Directors, 13115 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.