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KarenWeekley McLeod of Gulf Breeze, Florida, died on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the age of 68, after a valiant six year battle with leukemia. She was born on August 31,1955, in Tallahassee, Florida, to Kenneth and Jane Weekley. Karen grew up in Pensacola where she met and married Mike McLeod on June 7,1975, at the First United Methodist Church, where she was a lifetime member. She attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in early childhood education. Karen and Mike have two daughters, Jennifer M. Dannelly (Jeff) and Sarah M. Paulk (William), and four grandchildren, Grayson and Harper Dannelly and Sydney and Brooklyn Paulk. Karen adored them all.

Karen cherished her family. She loved Mike, her girls, and her sons-in-law. She was extraordinarily connected to her four grandchildren, who were a huge part of her life, as she was of theirs. She spoke with each of them almost daily and was fully invested in their lives. She never missed a concert, recital, tennis match, or dance team activity. Karen was an organizer and an entertainer. She loved to share her hospitality by celebrating others at birthdays, baby showers, holidays, anniversaries or dinners. Karen instilled in her children and grandchildren her love of people and family, her strength through adversity, and her joy for life. She had a special ability to connect with people and she lived with deep faith, joy, and incredible positivity.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at University of Alabama Birmingham to be used to assist families coping with blood cancer diseases, BMT Unit at UAB, 1720 2nd Ave S. WTI 210 Birmingham, AL 35294 or www.go.uab.edu/karenmcleod

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