Leo Lawrence LaMotte was born October 28, 1936, on the farm south of Courtenay, North Dakota.  He attended school and the Presbyterian Church in Courtenay. At 11 years of age, he moved with the family to the farm south of Glenfield. He then attended Glenfield School, graduating from high school in 1954.

He joined the United States Air Force for four years. He returned to North Dakota in 1958, and attended the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, North Dakota.  He graduated with a bachelors degree in accounting January 1962. He then accepted a position with the U. S. Government's General Accounting Office in Denver, Colorado

He met Lisa Hofbauer in Denver, and they were married in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 19, 1966. Lisa was born and raised in Germany. Leo and Lisa moved to Washington, D. C., where Leo attended George Washington University while continuing to work for the GAO. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University in 1972.

He has lived for four years in Frankfurt, West Germany and is now residing in Manila, Philippines. He has traveled extensively around the world for the U. S. Government and is currently Regional Inspector General for the Agency for International Development for the Southeast Asia Region.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 182