Michael Leb

Michael (“Mike”) Leb, 72, passed away on December 29, 2024, surrounded by his family and closest friends.

Born in Miami, Florida, to Mickey and Sam Leb, he grew up in North Miami Beach enjoying his early years with his older brother Stephen, younger brother Robert and sister-in-law Wendy.

Mike was an extremely loving man of great devotion to everyone in his life. He first met his wife, Fran, when he was 12 years old and knew very quickly that he wanted to dedicate himself to making a wonderful life with her.

In 1972, at the ages of 19 and 20, they got married and spent 52 amazing years building that wonderful life together and, in 1987, made their home in Pacific Palisades. He always made it clear that he had no regrets and would not have changed a thing because if he had done anything differently, he might not have ended up with this perfect life with Fran.

Mike was a devoted father to his daughter, Lauren, and son, Alex, and later welcomed their spouses, Noah and Alaina, into the family with enthusiastic and open arms. In his last 11 years, he became “G” to his four grandchildren, Jack, Rhys, Lily and Blake, who will always remember him for the overpowering love and affection he showed them.

Devoting his working life to being an incredible OB-GYN, in 1987, Mike took over the only OB-GYN practice in Pacific Palisades before moving it to Santa Monica years later. Simultaneously, Mike ran a clinic focused on the most under-served communities in Los Angeles, which he would continue to do throughout the entirety of his career.

His dedication to his patients went so far as to spend his free time becoming fluent in Spanish to communicate better, and finding gifts to give to patients and their children. He was also dedicated to his employees, whom he considered family, working with some for as long as 35 years.

Mike also had many friends who became family. With them, he enthusiastically hosted and cooked, traveled around the world, and spent quality time inquiring about their lives and interests. He truly loved and thought the world of everyone that he called “friend” and would have done, and did do, anything for them.

Mike will always be remembered for his incredible sense of humor, great intelligence, awe-inspiring inquisitiveness, surprising artistic talent, and truly empathetic and genuine nature.

His family would love to welcome all to a memorial in his honor, which will take place at Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades on Sunday, January 12, at 2 p.m.