Gene Leonhardt ("You Dun Goofed" dad) dead at 53
Gene Leonhardt, who became an instant internet legend after angrily defending his daughter from online critics, died this week of a heart attack. He was 53. Know Your Meme writes:
On August 14th, 2011, Jessi’s mother posted a status update on her Facebook account claiming that her husband Gene Leonhardt passed away on August 11th, the same day her apology video was uploaded, due to a massive heart attack
A death notice was published in the Charleston Gazette.
Previously: Father of “Jessi Slaughter,” girl in “You Dun Goofed” video, arrested for child abuse
4chan “backtraced,” reported to “cyberpolice” by mustachioed mad dad.
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