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Born on June 7, 1946 in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Passed away on July 13, 2019 in Olympia, Washington, United States
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Leslie Dawes, 73 years old, born on June 7, 1946, and passed away on July 13, 2019. We will remember him forever.
.Your absence is felt year after year but your memories remain and make me smile. Tina and I speak of you and my Dad often. We were lucky to have such wonderful dads. We miss you.
Thinking of you and sending love to you and to those feeling your absence today and everyday. I listened to the voicemail you and Mom left me for my birthday last year and it was good to hear your voice but painful too. It made me laugh though and I know that’s what you had hoped it would do. Love and miss you. ❤️
Well Les, You've been gone a year, almost, and what a year it's been. I know you would have hated the Quarantine of Covid and would have been frustrated like the rest of us about not being able to travel!! It seems like a lost time. Hope you are playing cards and helping out up there in heaven. Miss you Brother. Love ,TRISH
Les, you were complicated man. You were generous yet reserved, stoic & steadfast. There are very few people that knew you that had any doubts about your stance matters of the day, but since you passed I'm learning more & more things about you than I did in 52 years we were family. I'll always be grateful for you; you let me live with you & Naomi for some 15 months, & I know that the time spent with a moody teenager must have been fun. Still I never heard you complain. You showed in your own way just how much you loved my sister & niece, & both of them knew you loved them too. On the outside you sometimes were tough & grumbly (I always blame your New England upbringing), but you were a marshmallow inside (seldom seen by any except closest to you). I Love Les.
Les could always be counted on to help if he could. I think that is what frustrated him the most about his illness was he could no longer "give a hand" like he always did. I will miss his hugs.
.Your absence is felt year after year but your memories remain and make me smile. Tina and I speak of you and my Dad often. We were lucky to have such wonderful dads. We miss you.
As Les' wife we shared many adventures. We met as a blind date in 1966 and found we had so much to share with one another, We married February 25 1967. Les was in the Navy when we met and shortly after he got out of active and was put in the Navy Reserve. He was called back to active duty because of " The Pueblo Incident in Korea. He didn't want to go back to sea and so he asked the Air Force if they could use his talents. So began our adventure in the Air Force. We lived in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington and the country of Panama. His lovely daughter was adopted there and the two of them were a great pair, They share so many personality traits. He could never have had a better gift. We made so many great friends along the way. When we retired, we traveled all over our country and saw so much of our beautiful land. He always felt the military protected this country for all to enjoy
December was Les' favorite time of the year. He loved sharing all the glitter of Santa, but he also celebrated the birth of Jesus. My husband was a man of many talents and he loved to share those with others.