Leonard L. Millican

Leonard L. Millican, "Ladd/Doc" lost his battle with Lymphoma on 02/27/12 and has "gone sailing". He was 92, and was born in Manchester, Hew Hampshire on 09/22/1919. He outlived his siblings-Robert, Margaret and Louise. He is survived by Sally, his wife of 37 yrs., daughter Donna Buttner (Robert), son Charles Millican, son Andrew Hayward (Lisa), and daughter Elizabeth Hayward McConkey, grandchildren Andrew Buttner (Catherine), Allen Buttner (Erika), Drew and Abigail Hayward, Mark Jr, Michael, and Lily McConkey, and great grandchildren Ethan and Julia Buttner. Ladd was educated at Bowdin College in Maine, and the University of Pennsylvania Dental School in Philadelphia, PA. After graduation he was immediately sent to Europe and served in WWII. He practiced dentistry in Waltham and later Plymouth MA and there started his life long hobby of building boats (his first boat was a Snipe built when he was in his teens). After returning from Europe he started his "serious building", and went on to construct a total of 8 large boats (25-44 ft) and multiple dinghies. He was a long time member of the Plymouth Yacht Club having served as secretary for many years. He married Sally Hayward in 1974 and moved to FL in 1979. He worked at Polk County Correctional Institution for a short while where the inmates gave him a "higher education", but loved him for his unbiased care of them. After retirement, he continued with his passion for boats and built 2 more large boats and several dinghies. His last boat was the Pelican which he built when he was 70, (which in recent months he lovingly referred to her as "his baby"), a 27 ft John Alden Gaffed Sloop, and even when he could no longer get on on board her, he'd walk the dock with Sally and stand by the slip and just look at her. He was a member of Tampa Sailing Squadron for 26 yrs, and had been granted a lifetime membership. He was loved by all who know him at the club, and was always there to lend a helping hand or advise on how to fix something-especially if it was wood. Ladd will be greatly missed by all his friend, and especially his family. He was a wonderful person and at times a "stubborn ole Yankee", but he was always fair and honest, and there will always be an empty spot in our lives, and a warm spot in our hearts for him. Donations in his honor may be made to Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Sailing c/o Tampa Sailing Squadron, PO Box 3277, Apollo Beach Blvd., Apollo Beach , FL 33572 or LifePath Hospice, 12973 N. Telecom Parkway, Suite 100, Temple Terrace, FL 33637

Leonard L. Millican

February 27, 1919 - February 22, 2012

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Leonard L. Millican

February 27, 1919 - February 22, 2012

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