They fell in love on the ice. Now they’ll be the last to skate at Lloyd Center.

Key Points:

• Jerry and Tally Leonard, a Portland couple whose nearly 60-year relationship was built around figure skating, are preparing for their final skate at the Lloyd Center ice rink before it closes permanently on Saturday evening.
• The couple met in 1967 through skating, competed at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, and have skated regularly at the Lloyd Center rink since the late 1970s, becoming well-known local figures.
• The Lloyd Center is closing due to property redevelopment, and current plans do not include maintaining a year-round ice rink, a loss felt deeply by the skating community and local families.
• Supporters are gathering signatures to try to preserve an ice rink at the site, but the Leonards acknowledge they will have to find a new place to skate, though none will replace the Lloyd Center rink's significance.
• Jerry and Tally will perform the final skate to close the iconic rink, marking the end of an era for the Portland community.