LESLIE DEWEY GILMER

My name is Norette (Sutton) White and I knew Leslie from Brownsville, TX. His family and my family were good friends . . .went to the same church and lived down the street from each other in Portway Acres. I even helped him with his paper route. Four members of our family and all of his family except his father spent one summer together in a trailer where he stuck a nail in his foot and fell between the toilet and the bathtub later that night. Leslie was a good friend of mine although we...

Les and I met some 35 years ago at a yard sale, true story. He was performing magic tricks to get lower prices from vendors. It was the disco era. So last summer when I visited Les and Kim, it seemed so natural that Les and I would reminisce about the past. With a little help from the radio, Les and I sang on our over three hour drive to Hot Spring Village. We played the 70's satellite radio as loud as you can, sang, and danced all the way --- dancing in our seats. I'm sure the truck drivers...

How do you say good-bye to a friend who always left you laughing?

We are all hurting with the loss of our Les. My heart aches at the thought I will not see him again but I am comforted that I will see him in Heaven.

After many days of crying and mourning the loss of my friend, I had a crazy notion that Les would be leaning against the Pearly Gates and asking St Peter …….”Tell me if you heard this one. Did you hear about the Zebra that died and went to Heaven?”

To the Family and fellow Friends of Les,
First and foremost I am so very sorry for your loss, our loss. The world lost a great man in Les; not a flawless man, a great man. Although I have never formally met any of you, I feel as if I know you in the loving words Les' shared about you.
I would like to share "a true story" about how I met Les and the joy he brought to our lives. A dear friend of mine, Andre, had often spoken about her longtime brother/friend Les who would drop in...

Les was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed.