Obituary Leonard H. "Lenny" Cox, 61, of East Peoria, passed away at 4:20pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at his home. He was born August 23, 1955 in Peoria to the late Leonard and Dorothy Rita Adkins Cox. Surviving is his brother, Patrick (Susan) Cox of Rantoul; ex-wife Tammie Cox and step-daughter, Tametra Pauli of Peoria. Lenny attended East Peoria Community High School in 1973, and went on to attend Bradley University. He was a stand-up comedian for 25 years, retiring due to complications from several strokes and childhood diabetes. During his career, he performed as Lenny C. at various venues, including many years at the Peoria Comedy Club and his own club in Sunnyland. He wrote jokes for Jay Leno for several years, and opened for Steven Wright, played with Jerry Seinfeld, Heywood Banks, and his favorite, Doug Stanhope. A celebration of Lenny's life will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fragile X Foundation, Peoria Chapter or the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Central Illinois. Memorial Visitation SEP 11. 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com Memorial Service SEP 11. 02:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com