Photo courtesy of Angelus Funeral Home - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
1919 - 2018 (Age 98)
Lester Lockhart was born September 18, 1919, in Vance, Texas, and died peacefully at his home January 11, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. His wife Lorine Vordenbaum Lockhart preceded him in death on February 5, 2006.
Survivors include children Charles (Polly) Lockhart, Judy DiGregorio (Dan), Mary Brandon (Chris), Walter Lockhart (Mary), and Lester Lockhart (Gracie). Grandchildren include Jennifer Lockhart, Stefanie Price (Curtis) Chuck DiGregorio (Michele), Candi Lisenbee (Joe), Ryan Brandon (Ana), and Leland Lockhart (Heather). Great grandchildren include Colby Price, Casey Price, Tailen DiGregorio, Damien DiGregorio, and Danielle DiGregorio.
The family gives special thanks to Micaela Ortega, Dad’s CNA, who took loving care of him and Mom for the past 16 years.
Lester Lockhart was born and raised in a log cabin in the Texas Hill country and became as strong and sturdy as the live oaks that surrounded him. Like many of his generation, he was a child of the depression and left home at 14. Dad wore many hats in his life: hobo, bus driver, and Civilian Conservation Corp member.
He eventually ended up in the military and landed on Omaha Beach and fought in the Battle of the Bulge with the Second Infantry Division. Dad never forgot when the Allies liberated Paris from the Nazis in August 1944. He had to lead a fuel convoy to the city to keep American forces supplied. To his amazement, he never got to see Paris because a group of women stopped them outside the city to tell them they needed to drive through a tunnel under the city to reach their destination.
Dad remained in the U.S Army for 20 years, and his family enjoyed many of the scenic places they lived such as Guam, Panama Canal Zone, Monterey, California, and Capitan, New Mexico. After retirement Dad worked a civil service job at Ft. Sam Houston, and he and Mom discovered Las Vegas where they enjoyed many outings and even won some money.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 25, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at The Angelus Chapel. Graveside Services and Interment will be held on Friday, January 26, at 9:30am at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military honors.
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Memorial donations: Scholarship or Memorial Fund, 2IDA Hq., PO Box 218, Fox Lake, IL, 60020, or Vance Cemetery Association, 6961 Ranch Rd. 335, Barksdale, TX, 78828
To Mr Lockhart: Thank you for your service, for defending our freedom, and for sharing your wisdom and wit, always with good cheer. May you rest in peace.
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart. (Luke 6:45)
Roger Quintero
January 29, 2018 | Richland, WA
What a great life he lived. A very special man and the best story teller. He will be missed. Prayers to the entire family.
Michael and Diana Cappelli, San Antonio, Texas
January 23, 2018
My father also served in the 2nd Infantry at the Battle of the Bulge. I am sorry for your loss and only God can bring you through these tough times.
Edward Stewart
January 23, 2018 | San Antonio, TX
Dear Walter, Mary, Lester, Gracie and family,
I am so sorry to read of your father's passing....another one of the "Great Generation". It is obvious that his life was full, sometimes stressful and demanding, but balanced by the love of his grand family, and passing- time excursions that gave him enjoyment.
Cindy Gambell Broderick
January 21, 2018 | Boerne, TX
Please accept my condolences for your loss. It was an honor to know Mr. Lockhart.
Gilbert Quintero
January 20, 2018 | Missoula, MT
My heartfelt condolences. May Gods loving kindness bring comfort and strength to you at this very difficult time. John 3:16
Julia
January 17, 2018
