Leonard Gordon, 90: Doctor and manager/husband of Rita Moreno
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Leonard Gordon, MD Formerly of New York City and then of Berkeley,
California, died on June 30, 2010 at the age of 90. Dr. Gordon was a much
loved internist for many years with a successful private practice in
Manhattan. He was born in the Bronx in 1920, attended Stuyvesant High
School, graduated from CCNY and then served in WWII before attending medical
school in Chicago. He is survived by his devoted wife, Rita Moreno Gordon,
whom he married in 1965 and later worked with after retiring from medicine
in the 1980's. He was the beloved father of Fernanda Gordon Fisher and the
adored grandfather of Justin and Cameron Fisher who will treasure his
memory. All services will be private. Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL
36104.