San Jose Mercury News Staffers Remember One of Their Own

Missing since last weekend, Leonard Neft has been pegged as the Valley Fire's third victim.

Former San Jose Mercury News crime and obituary writer Leonard Neft would no doubt have approved of the account of his life put together by investigative reporter Karen de Sá and enterprise reporter Julia Prodis Sulek. The article ranges wide to capture the full span of Neft’s personal and professional accomplishments.

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Missing since last weekend, Neft, 69, was pegged Thursday by authorities as the third victim of the Valley Fire in Northern California. Neft’s brother David also lost his house in the fire, but survived.

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