Monday, October 28, 2019

Leonard Smith, co-founder of Lenny's Delicatessen, dies at 88

Leonard Smith, a co-founder of the local Lenny’s Delicatessen chain, died of sepsis Oct. 18 at 88 years old. Smith, a nearly life-long businessman, was best known as the face of the deli he founded in 1985 with his son, Alan Smith. Lenny’s image adorned mugs, placemats, T-shirts and the restaurant’s truck over the years. “He was a figurehead — the guy everybody knew,” Alan said. After opening their first restaurant in Owings Mills, father and son followed up with another Lenny’s Deli on Lombard…



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