Fayle, Leonard, 1904-1983

Leonard Fayle, son of George and Jean Fayle, was born in 1904 in Barstow, California and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. After completing his education, Leonard moved to Delano, California where he owned and operated a tire store for eleven years. It was while living in California that Leonard met his wife, Anna Trapnell. The couple married in 1932 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during World War II.Involvement in local civic and fraternal organizations was important to Leonard and Anna. Leonard was an active and lifelong member of Rotary International, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the Shriners of North America, the Royal Order of the Jesters, and the Masons. His ten years (1958-1968) of service as an employee and later chairman of the Las Vegas Valley Water District culminated in the opening of the Fayle Reservoir, named in his honor. In 1970 the University of Nevada, Las Vegas honored him as a “Distinguished Nevadan." Leonard died on July 27, 1983 at the age of 79.