Leo Bacarella (2015)

Leonard Anthony Bacarella of Murfreesboro, TN, died unexpectedly on March 30, 2015 at the age of 61.

A native of Oak Ridge, he was the son of the late scientists Anthony Leonard Bacarella and Geraldine Meyer Bacarella. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, TN and attended university at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Middle Tennessee State University.

A lifelong lover of music, and an accomplished musician, Leo travelled throughout the Southeast during the 1970's playing guitar in several blues and rock bands. Over the next 30 years, Leo played guitar and led worship in churches, conferences, and festivals in Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alaska, and North Carolina.

Leo also served our nation and its citizens in the military as a member of the United States Army from 1985 to 1989, specializing in Aviation Operations while stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Leonard is survived by his sister, Lynn Bacarella Wright of Clinton, TN; his nephews, Gabriel Lee Wright of Louisville, TN, Leonard Alexander Wright of Clinton, TN and Benjamin David Wright of Houston, TX; his lifelong friend, Joyce Reed; and many friends, far and close, deep and wide, too numerous to recount here. These dear ones do and shall always cherish Leo and hold his memory dear.

A Memorial Service was held in his honor on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Nashville National Cemetery, 1420 Gallatin Pike South, Madison, TN 37115.