George Leonoff

July 4, 1936 - January 6, 2017

George Alexander Leonoff passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6th. George was born in San Francisco and spent his life in the Bay Area except for brief periods working in Arizona and Poland. He graduated from Balboa High School with honors and received multiple scholarships to UC Berkeley, where he graduated from the School of Architecture. He served 2 years in the Navy stationed in Kittery Point, Maine, before returning back to and settling in Berkeley. As an architect for the Hugh O’Neill Company he designed office building complexes. Outside of work, he was the architect on many local residential real estate projects. His appreciation for form, function and aesthetics had him picturing the view from each and every window as he created contemporary living spaces. George went onto spend almost 30 years as Project Manager and Vice President for the SJ Amoroso Construction Company.

George loved to travel. He and his wife Arlene saw most of the world over their 60 years together. He amassed an extensive collection of masks from all corners of the globe. George appreciated art of all kinds, jazz music, good food and even had his own wine label. He was known for his local touring abilities and loved to show family and friends from out of town the beauty and hidden treasures of the area. He was fortunate to be doing what he loved until his very last moments.

His family – wife Arlene, daughters Stacey Morrone and Janna Yamron, grandchildren Sydney Morrone, Alex and Ben Yamron and godson Duncan Tang will miss his welcoming heart and adventurous spirit and even his endless story telling.

Family and friends will gather privately in commemoration and remembrance of his life.