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Leonard Andrew Lattin I (1925-2005) was a school custodian who became a special education teacher. (b. June 15, 1925; Bronx, New York City, New York, USA - d. November 16, 2005; Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida, USA)

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Custodian On Way To College Degree (1968 August 24)

"A former school janitor is on his way to becoming a school administrator. Leonard Lattin, 43, is enrolled in the University of Florida's College of Education and has set his sights on a master's degree. 'I got tired of seeing kids fall by the wayside in regular classrooms,' says the one-time custodian in tiny Lake Helen Elementary School near Daytona Beach. That's when he resolved to go back to school in order to help youngsters who are either emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded or just slow learners. Lattin enrolled in Daytona Beach Junior College night classes and, after 3 years, qualified for admission to the University of Florida, from which he expects to receive a bachelor's degree in special education next spring."

Lake Helen Man Works, Studies So He Can Teach Slow Learners (1968 July 13)

… "Lattin admittedly led a checkered life after his graduation from high school 25 years ago. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and jokes about his military experience, despite the fact that he participated in several tough engagements in the Pacific including Saipan. 'I had quite a service record: I blew up a bridge, destroyed three tanks and then they sent me overseas,' he says deadpan. Following the war, Lattin became, in his own words, a 'drifter.' He drove trucks, was an aircraft inspector, then finally a sheet metal worker before his job as janitor. His philosophy, which explains somewhat his decision to enter professional education at middle age, is summed up: 'I've always done exactly. what I wanted to do. And, if I felt like doing something new, I went ahead and did that. …"

Lattin, Dewey Ernest (1985)

Death of his father. "Funeral service for Dewey Ernest Lattin, 86, 195 Daniel Street, Lake Helen, who died Wednesday, February 13, will be Saturday, February 16, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Memories, DeLand, with the Rev. John Odhner, officiating. Mr. Lattin was a retired milkman with Bordens for 37 years, an Army veteran of World War I, and a member of the American Legion, Lake Helen Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth, two sons, Lee Henry Lattin, Mount Vernon, New York, and Leonard Lattin, Lake Helen; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. Burial will be in DeLand Memorial Gardens. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand, is in charge of arrangements."

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