Leonard Mors Bell was born on September 4, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois and passed 
away in Scottsdale on December 13. Along with his mother Mary, father Paul, and 
brother Dale, he moved to Arizona in 1950. After graduating from Arizona State 
University in 1964, he went on to study law at the University of Arizona, where 
he graduated in 1967. Sadly, during that same year, he lost both his father and 
brother. In 1969, Leonard met his future bride, Mary Baker, a young Irish woman 
who was working at the Casa Blanca hotel for the Winter season. After a brief 
courtship, they were married in 1970 in Mary.s home village of Crusheen, Co. 
Clare, Ireland.  Leonard and Mary settled in Shannon, Ireland where they had 
one son, one daughter, and built a pub called Bellsfort. In 1978 the family 
moved back to Scottsdale, Arizona where they had another son. Leonard had a rich 
and varied legal career that focused on real estate.  It began with work for the 
Arizona Attorney General in property tax appeals involving the largest utilities 
in the state. A number of reported appellate decisions secured Leonard.s place 
in Arizona legal history. He was an expert in appeals and an expert in Eminent 
Domain Law - Condemnation. For the last eight years, he maintained a partnership 
in Phoenix, Martin & Bell, where he continued to emphasize property owner rights. 
Leonard.s home away from home was in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, where he and Mary 
cherished their time and made several close friendships.  In 2006, he was 
diagnosed with Leukemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant. Though s
uccessful, he had his share of complications, most of which he overcame. Despite 
this lingering illness that limited his working life in the last few years, his 
clients continued to call daily concerned about his condition and missing his 
sage advice. Leonard was a friend to many, a soccer coach to hundreds, and a 
bartender to thousands. Leonard is survived by his wife Mary, his sons Paul and 
Robert, his daughter Cristin Duerinckx, and his grandchildren Carmen Duerinckx 
and Benjamin Duerinckx.  Visitation on Wednesday, December 16 5-8pm with a 
scripture service at 7pm at Messinger Mortuary, 7601 East Indian School Road, 
Scottsdale. Funeral mass will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, December 17 at 
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7655 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, followed by interment 
at St. Francis Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions in honor 
of Leonard Bell to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.