Leon Alfred Piper, Jr. was born on November 7, 1946, in Porterdale, Georgia to Rev. Leon and Inez Piper. Leon graduated from Avondale High School and Georgia State University.
In 1968, Leon started a 36-year career at Delta Air Lines where he managed benefit plans for the airline employees, reflecting his great care for others. In looking back on his career, Leon valued the people he worked with more than celebrating his individual accomplishmen…