John R. Lesesne

John Richard Lesesne was born August 25, 1925 in Sumter County, South Carolina, the son of the late James and Eloise Lesesne and the third of eight children. As a child he was affectionately nicknamed "Noodle" and was widely known by this name. In March 4, 2005, the Angel of Silence came to seal the lips of John and his soul winged its flight from this world of sin, sorrow, and pain to a place of eternal peace. John accepted Christ into his life at an early age. He often reminisced about his early Christian experience at Congruity Presbyterian Church in Sumter, South Carolina. He attended school in South Carolina and graduated from Goodwill High School. In 1946, John joined the United States Army where he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. During his time in the military he was stationed in various cities and countries such as North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland and Germany. He also served his country as a wartime veteran in both the Vietnam and Korean wars. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on March 25, 1959. After leaving the military, he settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and worked a number of years for the Hearst Car Company from which he retired. After retiring from the Hearst Car Company he returned to Sumter, South Carolina, the home of his childhood youth, where he resided until September, 2003 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He then relocated to Baltimore, Maryland to reside with his sister, where he departed this life. There are some lives that disappoint us, some impressions of character which we have to revise in later years, but the impression that was formed of John when you first met him remained unchanged to the end of his life. He was a good man, kind, true, helpful, respected and loved by all who knew him. Now this laborious, devoted, trusted, and faithful man has finished his course, after being in this world 79 years. He suffered only a short time when he was stricken with Parkinson's Disease and later colon cancer and when all was over, a great voice from the skies welcomed him home. John leaves to cherish his memory: one brother, Joseph Lesesne of Sumter, South Carolina; three sisters, Pearl Washington of Jamaica, New York, Jannie "Corrine" Richardson of Baltimore, Maryland, and Mary "Tricia" Lesesne of Fort Lauderhill, Florida; and a host of other relatives and friends. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

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John R. Lesesne

August 25, 1925 - March 4, 2005