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Lenard was born to James Lenard (1890–1966) and Doshie Lenard (1888–1971) in West Monroe, in western Ouachita Parish. The second youngest of seven children, he outlived all of his siblings. James Lenard deserted the family during the [[Great Depression]]. Lloyd Lenard’s difficult upbringing is highlighted in his 2005 book, ''Papa Left Us But Mama Pulled Us Through''. Of his mother, Lenard said: "This tiny woman had only [[Christian]] love and pioneer courage with which to hold her family together after her handsome, womanizing husband left her on a tenant farm with seven children and no resources." Lenard further recalled how his mother taught him and his siblings to "take care of ourselves and stand on our own two feet. [We] did just that, and in her declining years, the children took care of her and, strangely enough, of their handsome father who had no others to whom to turn as he became ill and started his long slide into death."<ref name=mama>{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydelenardauthor.com/author_lloyd_e_lenard_papa_left_us_but_mama_pulled_us_through.html|author=Lloyd E. Lenard|title=''Papa Left Us But Mama Pulled Us Through''|publisher=Lloydekebardaytgir,cim|accessdate=July 3, 2009}}</ref>
Lenard was born to James Lenard (1890–1966) and Doshie Lenard (1888–1971) in West Monroe, in western Ouachita Parish. The second youngest of seven children, he outlived all of his siblings. James Lenard deserted the family during the [[Great Depression]]. Lloyd Lenard’s difficult upbringing is highlighted in his 2005 book, ''Papa Left Us But Mama Pulled Us Through''. Of his mother, Lenard said: "This tiny woman had only [[Christian]] love and pioneer courage with which to hold her family together after her handsome, womanizing husband left her on a tenant farm with seven children and no resources." Lenard further recalled how his mother taught him and his siblings to "take care of ourselves and stand on our own two feet. [We] did just that, and in her declining years, the children took care of her and, strangely enough, of their handsome father who had no others to whom to turn as he became ill and started his long slide into death."<ref name=mama>{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydelenardauthor.com/author_lloyd_e_lenard_papa_left_us_but_mama_pulled_us_through.html|author=Lloyd E. Lenard|title=''Papa Left Us But Mama Pulled Us Through''|publisher=Lloydekebardaytgir,cim|accessdate=July 3, 2009}}</ref>
Lenard graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] and attended the[University of Louisiana at Monroe, then "Northeast Junior College." He completed his bachelor’s degree in [[journalism]] on a scholarship at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He obtained his master’s degree in [[advertising]] and [[merchandising]] at the [[University of Missouri]] in Columbia, a premier school in the field.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=111398520 Legacy.com|title=Obituary of Lloyd E. Lenard|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 12, 2008}}</ref>
Lenard graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] and attended the[University of Louisiana at Monroe, then "Northeast Junior College." He completed his bachelor’s degree in [[journalism]] on a scholarship at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He obtained his master’s degree in [[advertising]] and [[merchandising]] at the [[University of Missouri]] in Columbia, a premier school in the field.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=111398520 Legacy.com|title=Obituary of Lloyd E. Lenard|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 12, 2008}}</ref>
In [[Missouri]], he met his future wife, the former Betty-Jo Sawyer (born September 24, 1928) of Framingham, [[Massachusetts]], whom he nicknamed “Sky.” She was attending Stephens College, a women’s [[liberal arts]] institution also in Columbia. The couple met at the First [[Baptist]] Church of Columbia. They married in Massachusetts on December 23, 1947, at the time of what was determined to have been the worst blizzard in the state in a half-century.
In [[Missouri]], he met his future wife, the former Betty-Jo Sawyer (born September 24, 1928) of Framingham, [[Massachusetts]], whom he nicknamed “Sky.” She was attending Stephens College, a women’s [[liberal arts]] institution also in Columbia. The couple met at the First [[Baptist]] Church of Columbia. They married in Massachusetts on December 23, 1947, at the time of what was determined to have been the worst blizzard in the state in a half-century.
During [[World War II]], Lenard was chosen for the officer training school for the [[United States Navy]] at [[Notre Dame University]] in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]]. He was a lieutenant with the amphibious forces in the Mediterranean, Middle East and African theaters.<ref name=mama/>
During [[World War II]], Lenard was chosen for the officer training school for the [[United States Navy]] at [[Notre Dame University]] in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]]. He was a lieutenant with the amphibious forces in the Mediterranean, Middle East and African theaters.<ref name=mama/>