Leonard Skinner, the high-school teacher who inspired a bunch of his pupils to name their band Lynyrd Skynyrd after him, died on Monday. 77-years-old Leonard Skinner took his last breaths at his home in Jacksonville, Florida. He was battling with Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.buzztab.com/entertainment/leonard-skinner-inspiring-namesake-lynyrd-s… added by: garrysobbers
