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In Memoriam: Joshua Water Leonard

LOS ANGELES—At the age of 61, the senior partner at Deloitte passed away peacefully on August 25 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after battling lymphatic cancer.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | Updated on September 11, 2014

LOS ANGELES—At the age of 61, Joshua Walter Leonard, a senior partner at Deloitte and a pioneer in Los Angeles’ leasing advisory platform, passed away peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after battling lymphatic cancer. Leonard is survived by his wife, Linda, his mother, Bertha, and his siblings, Barney and Rachel, and his colleagues, clients and those he taught and mentored will miss him.   

Leonard made a significant contribution to the commercial real estate industry, establishing and leading the leasing advisory practice for Deloitte for 17 years. In that time, he developed lease audit techniques for corporate tenants, and he authored and ran a copyrighted lease auditing training program, which was offered throughout the country. Leonard began his storied career at Price Waterhouse and Getty Oil, which eventually led to senior management positions with Maguire Thomas Partners, Leasehold Technology Group and Grubb and Ellis. 

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