We vowed 53 years ago "Til death do us part"  but it doesn't stop there.  Our love for each other is beyond life.  I think of you every day and pray for you every night.  I miss you so much it sometimes becomes unbearable.  People may see me laugh and think I'm O.K.  but that's far from the truth.  I just put one foot in front of the other and keep on going. I see you visiting me almost every day from spring to winter in the form of a beautiful red bird and sometimes Bo comes with you. Don;'t be mad but I've been feeding the squirrels!  The same two come every day for pecans and they are adorable.  I know.  I know.  They are just rats !!  Leslie says "Poppy would be so mad at you".  But I can't resist.  Lucy even knows her name and she'll take the pecan off my toe.  You've gained two more friends, Sonny and Chris.  I miss their phone calls.  After you passed away, they both called me every week!  Now they are with you. I can't tell you how deep the hole is in my heart since you've gone.  It's something I will never get over and there is nothing to fill the void. I'll love you to the end of the earth, and with Trump in office, that may be sooner than we think.(couldn't resist).  Love you and miss you, Babe.

Lester "Pawpaw",

You were a kind, loving, generous man who always put your family's needs before your own.  When the kids were little, you ruled your world with "the look".

You've been like a second father to me since I was sixteen years old, and I was lucky enough to get to call you father-in-law for the past twenty-four and a half years. 

Our hearts have been broken, our worlds have been fractured, and our lives will never be the same without you; however, you will always live on in our minds and through the stories we tell.  The weekend adventures to the lake will forever be changed, and our weekend card games will be one man down, but we know you will be watching over us always.

We all love and miss you more than words can ever say.

Until we meet again...

Love your daughter-in-law,

Tonja

My brother, my best friend, my support. Always there always caring. Never waiting for me to ask, just giving. My first memory is of you crying because my dad wouldn't buy us, me and Bo, any Christmas. Not for yourself. I was 4 so you would have been 13. Not caring about yourself only your little brother and sister. That exemplified your life always caring about others. You sent your money home to help mom raise me and Bo and lived your whole life taking care of mama and us.  You never failed us once. Helped me raise my boys. Teaching them to be the men they are today. My brother, my hero. I will always love you and miss you. Save me a place next to mama and Bo I'm coming home. 

Uncle Lester, I feel so blessed to have had uncle like you. Among many memories is the time you visited us in Albuquerque. I always felt bad you had to sleep on a roll-away bed in my crowded sewing room, but you never complained. That was a good visit and we enjoyed your company so much! You and Aunt Sissie let me stay with you on one of my visits and made me feel so welcome. You even became my "shuttle driver" between your house and the airport. I always knew that when I came to Texas for a visit, I was always welcome to stay with you. We will miss you dearly and love you very much, Vicky and Walter 

 We traveled a many a miles together, land & water. I'm glad we spent those times together, wouldn't trade them for the world. I have an arsenal of stories that this space couldn't hold, but the best part, of all the stories, is that we made them together. He's a big part of the man I am today. Gonna Miss Ya Dad

Lester, how can I ever thank you for the 51 joyous years we had together? You raised my sons as your sons. You were an amazing husband and  father and I will forever cherish all the memories we made together. I love you now and forever. You fought a courageous battle with  a cancer that couldn't be cured.  You gave it a run for the money and I know it was a struggle.  So many times I saw the Marine come out in you.  I pray that one day a cure will be found for this dreadful disease. God needed another angel so he chose you on that cold, rainy night . Carry my love with you always and rest in peace.  You certainly deserve it, babe. Until I see you again.