Leonel Olguín Muñoz

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN                                                                               June 27, 2024

Re: Leonel Olguín Muñoz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

I met Leo early in the Spring of 2015 when I spotted him stopping by the empty house next door.  The house sat adjacent to my backyard.  I had been feeding an old abandoned dog named Blackie for 9 months who the old neighbors had left behind when they moved away.  

I introduced myself to Leo and handed him a large bag of dog food.  He told me that he didn't have a dog and, that was when I informed him that his house came with a dog.  Blackie was born there and went with the house, which was his house now.  Leo was surprised but not alarmed.  He said that he had seen a black dog a time or two wandering around in his yard, but thought it might be one of the neighbors dogs.  Leo told me that he worked out of town a lot and sometimes only came home on weekends, but then he thought of a solution for Blackie.  Leo decided to make Blackie a nice warm bed under the house with food and water to last for the entire week. Leo took good care of Blackie for a few years until Blackie's death.  Leo is a kind and caring man who has been a very good neighbor.

Leo is also a very hard working man and when I needed help he volunteered to mow my yard for several months.  He also took my trashcan up a steep slope to the road for garbage pickup when I could no longer do it for myself each week. He never asked for anything in return.

Leo also got married to a woman with a little girl.  All was fine for a while, I don't know how many years they were married,  but his wife started cheating on him and stepping out while he was away at work, and of course this led to a divorce.

Leo has done so many good things and helped me so much during the 10 years he has lived next door to me, too numerous to mention here.  I can always count on him.  I will be 80 years old in September and it has been so comforting to have such a good neighbor nearby who is willing to help in any way that he can.  All the neighbors love him because he is such a hard working man who does so much for all of us.

Sincerely,

(His neighbor) 

Sandy