Person    | Male  Born 11/7/1950  Died 11/9/2001

Leon Lebor

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: USA

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001.

Leon Lebor was born on 11 July 1950. His birth was registered in Marylebone, London, his mother's maiden name being recorded as Beer and he was deaf.

He married his wife, Barbara, and had a daughter. He first moved to New York, USA and worked as a furrier before going to Jerusalem where he was a florist at the King David Hotel. Having problems signing in Hebrew, he returned to America, living in Jersey City, New Jersey and was employed as a janitor by ABM Industries at the World Trade Centre.

He died, aged 51 years, on 11 September 2001 on the 64th Floor, North Tower, 1 World Trade Centre, Manhattan, New York, USA.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan

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