Jan. 20, 2010 - Over 680 family and friends created a sea of maroon in the Leonard High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon, each coming to celebrate the life of the Texas A & M Corps of Cadets Company P2 Commanding Officer Taylor Gillespie. Gillespie, a 2007 graduate of Leonard, died tragically in a car accident on Jan. 9, while on his way back to Texas A & M to prepare for his final semester.