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Sunday, December 5,2021
The Colony Courier Leader
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PROFILE
“That way it stays in The Colony
The Colony resident Leonard
Powell discusses his career,
prolific community work and more
A resident of The Colony since 1995, Leonard Powell
is perhaps best known in the city for his work
— A with TFWG Insurance, but he also serves as a
board member of The Colony Chamber of Commerce and
the Knights of Columbus.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO YOUR
LINE OF WORK?
I used to be a service manager for a
Honda motorcycle dealership and the
dealership [was] sold. I had a friend in
the insurance industry, and he got me
started thinking that I would be a good
fit.
Next Steps. The bulk of these charities
are right here in The Colony, so I feel it
is very important to help out the local
charities as much as possible. That way it
stays in The Colony.
a very accomplished ballet dancer and
overall great kid.
FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE,
HOW DID THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC AFFECT YOUR
INDUSTRY?
For my agency, my business actually
increased. People had more time on their
hands and started looking at ways to
save money, so we got really busy at the
first of the pandemic. Overall, I think the
insurance industry maintained a pretty
steady rate of growth on the personal
lines side and a slight decline on the
commercial side.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR
PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS?
I know this may sound a little
corny, but I am very proud of
being a father and a hus-
band to the most wonder-
ful woman in the world.
My wife and I have been
married 27 years, and I
cherish each and every
day. We have a beautiful
daughter that is 13 and
ARE YOU A NATIVE TEXAN?
Yes, I was born and raised in Odessa. My
wife and I moved to the Dallas area in 1994
after we married. We moved to The Colony
in 1995 and fell in love with the city.
WHAT ARE YOUR
FAVORITE LOCAL
RESTAURANTS?
I like variety so I have a
few. Flatrock Smokehouse
has some really good BBQ,
like 54th Street because of
variety. I also like Walk-
Ons and, of course, Texas
Roadhouse.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR GO
TO COMFORT MOVIES AND TV
SHOWS?
The family and I are Blue Bloods fans.
We watch that show every week. I am not
much of a movie guy, but I am a big sports
fan. Some of my favorites are Caddyshack,
Field of Dreams, 42, Remember the Titans,
The Untouchables and Ford v. Ferrari. That
is just a few of the movies that I like.
WHAT ARE SOME OF
YOUR HOBBIES?
I really only have one and it is playing golf.
I try to get out a couple of times a week if I
can. I also am an avid baseball fan and love to
watch baseball when I am not playing golf.
TELL OUR READERS ABOUT
THE WORK YOU DO WITH THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND
THE COLONY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
I am an officer on the Knights council,
and we work very closely with not only
our church community but the local
community as well. We support the Little
Elm Special Olympics, The Colony High
School Golf Team and The Loreto House,
along with several other local charities.
It always feels great to be able to reach
out to the community to help. With The
Colony Chamber, I am on the Board of
Directors. I am also on the Golf Com-
mittee that supports one local nonprofit
every year. Over the past four years, we
have helped NTX Food Pantry, Metro
Relief, Denton County United Way and
TELL OUR READERS ABOUT
YOUR FAMILY.
Well as I said earlier, my wife and I have
been married for 27 years, we have a beauti-
ful 13-year-old daughter. My wife is a human
resources professional and my daughter is
finishing her last year of middle school. We
have lived in The Colony since 1995 and just
love the city. My daughter has been dancing
in ballet since she was two-years-old and has
performed in the Nutcracker at the Winspear
Opera House and Bass Hall. We like to do a
lot of things together as a family, so we try to
take in as much of The Colony as we can. We
really like walking on the Shoreline Trail.
WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
LEGACY TO BE?
I just want to be remembered as the
person that was kind and would help in
any way possible. I really haven’t thought
about leaving a legacy. As long as I am
there for my wife and daughter, was a
good father and husband and treated
people the way I wanted to be treated,
that would be the legacy that I would
want to leave.
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The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 5, 2021, newspaper, December 5, 2021; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622610/m1/3/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.