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Dr. Arthur Leonard Pineau Jr., a veterinarian who practiced at Aardmore Veterinary Hospital for more than 50 years and established friendships with countless pet owners, died of a suspected pulmonary embolism Oct. 25 at Northwest Hospital. The Glyndon resident was 76. Born in Baltimore and raised in Hamilton and Towson, he was the son of Arthur Leonard Pineau Sr., an Ocean City business owner, and his wife, Wanda. He spent his early summers on Lake Winnisquam in New Hampshire. In 1963, when his father bought Ocean City’s Funcade Casino, he worked alongside him at the business. He sold tickets, repaired pinball machines and helped with prizes. He was a McDonogh School graduate and excelled at sports, rode horses and was in the military school’s cavalry. He was a McDonogh color sergeant and joined the school’s board in the 1990s. He attended Texas A&M University for two years but decided to change schools. He transferred to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. “He talked his way into the program at Penn without having an undergraduate degree,” said his daughter, Jennifer Pineau Wilson. “He was proud of that.” One Christmas Day, while working a shift at Penn Vet’s Trauma and Emergency Center, a British-born vet intern, Dr. Patricia Bradley, offered to make the students dinner. They married in 1976 — on Preakness Day — in Dereham, England, and returned to Baltimore aboard the QE2. The couple took over ownership of Aardmore Veterinary Hospital on Loch Raven Road in the Waverly-Homestead neighborhoods. They worked together until her retirement last year. Dr. Pineau worked at the hospital until the day he died. “Animals were deeply important to Lenny — but not more than their owners. He was so proud of the veterinary practice that he and Pat had built and loved talking to his numerous clients every day,” said his daughter, Jennifer. “The hospital has become a true institution in Baltimore. He had more than 5,000 clients.” Dr. Pineau and his wife moved to Worthington Valley in 1981 and established Three Pines Farm. They bred, trained and raised thoroughbred horses. Among his winners were Ten Out of Ten, Purely Hot, TV Wizard and Jaxon Traveler. Thoroughbred horse trainer Mary Eppler said, “He was a great veterinarian and a great horseman too. He was an astute businessman who did a wonderful job of raising his own horses.” In a 1982 Sun story, he said, “You don’t wake up one morning and decide to stake your life savings on a racehorse. Suitable investors are those who know what they are doing and can afford to risk their funds.” He also spent summers at Deep Creek Lake and time in Colorado, and he repurchased the Funcade Arcade in Ocean City. “My father did not run it, but he went down every week in the summer to check on it. To him, it was a family legacy,” his daughter said. Survivors include his wife of more than 49 years, Dr. Patricia Bradley Pineau; two daughters, Jennifer Pineau Wilson, of Owings Mills, and Katherine Bradley Pineau, of London; a son, Paul Pineau, of New York City; a sister, Linda Marano, of Fenwick Island, Delaware; and three grandsons. A life celebration will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at Three Pines Farm.
