Robert
Gale Leech, age 85, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Coach
Leech was born Saturday, January 15, 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee
and is preceded in death by his parents, Orval and Mary McCord
Leech; daughter, Mary Kimberly Leech; brother, Jack Leech. A member
of Madison Church of Christ and retired teacher and coach of the
Nashville Public Schools (Madison, Stratford and Goodlettsville High
Schools). Coach Leech enjoyed playing golf, fishing, his family and
of course sports. Coach Leech is survived by his wife of 63 years,
Joyce Fesmire Leech; daughter, Michelle "Missy" Walker;
granddaughter, Kate Walker Compton and her husband John; grandson,
Drew Walker; great-grandson, Jack Compton. Family and friends will
gather to remember Coach Leech Sunday afternoon from 2:00 until 4:00
in Bixler Chapel at Madison Church of Christ 106 Gallatin Pike N.
Madison, Tennessee. His family has asked in lieu of flowers that
donations be made to the Madison Church of Christ Benevolent Center.
In The Care of Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens |