Spyhalski, Leonard L. 


Services for Leonard L. Spyhalski, of Longview, will be Monday, April 24, 2006, at St. 
Matthew's Catholic Church, with Monsignor Xavier Pappu officiating. Rosary will be 
recited at 5:45 p.m., followed by mass at 6 p.m. Visitation will follow. Mr. Spyhalski 
died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at his home. Born March 31, 1931, in Sobieski, Wisconsin, 
he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948, and served aboard the U.S.S. Algol in the 
Mediterranean. He married his high school sweetheart, Pat Golonka on September 2, 1950. 
He and his family moved to Longview in 1974. Upon retiring from his career as a machinist, 
he joined his sons in Spy Brothers Pool Company for 10 years. Mr. Spyhalski was a member 
of St. Matthew's Church, a 3rd Degree member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 2771 and 
a 4th Degree member of Bishop Charles E. Herzig Assembly No. 1103. He was preceded in 
death by his mother; father; four brothers; and his daughter, Janet Lynne Spyhalski in 
1980. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pat Spyhalski; two sons, Steve and wife, 
Gorgeen, of Longview, and Rick and wife, Ruth, of Kilgore; one daughter, Judie Moffett of 
Longview; seven grandchildren, Matt, Mark, Michelle, Marcia, Michael and Kyle Spyhalski, 
and S. Blaise Moffett; and one sister, Barbara Martin. Memorial contributions may be made 
to POWER, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit org., Judie Moffett, President, P.O. Box 9764, 
Longview, TX 75608-9764, or Knights of Columbus Longview Council 2771, 308 Mockingbird 
Lane, Longview, TX 75601-3732 (designate "Charity purposes only").

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/22/2006.