Army - Rock Hill, SC - December 9, 2004

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Daniel Leach, 39, of Rock Hill, SC, died while serving his country. He was the son of Bruce Victor and Grace Ellen Leach. He served in the U.S. Army as an Apache helicopter pilot from 1986-1992. He was an Army Nation Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4th Grade and was deployed to Iraq in late October where he was a member of A Company, First Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment.

Prior to active duty, he was an airline pilot and Regional Jet Captain with Mesa Airlines - US Airways Express. He was a graduate of Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida and received his B.A. Degree in Professional Aeronautics in 1992. Chief Warrant Officer Leach was a volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol in York County and attended First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. 

In addition to his parents, Chief Warrant Officer Leach is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Brice Leach; four sons, Carl Justin Leach and Brandon Jay Leach, both of Federal Way, WA, and Grafton Ward Leach and Miller Bruce Leach; his daughter, Juliet Grace Leach; and his brother Bruce Victor Leach Jr. of Vancouver, WA.