Mark Pro Lester

A wonderful teacher and a lovely human being. Learned about grammar in the best way possible. Younger than his years. What a gem. Thank you. Michele, a former student.

Always remember Mr. Lester barbecuing hamburgers on a hibachi down at Public´s beach in Waikiki by the big banyan tree with people playing music and us kids playing frisbee and jumping off the wall into the water. I also remember dr. Lester taking us snorkeling in Hanauma Bay at a place called the Witches Brew. Hope your family is doing ok at this time.

Mark hired me when he chaired the English Department at Eastern Washington University. For that I will be forever grateful, Mark, if I may address him here. Funny how memories work: he and I shared a love of houseplants. I decorated my office with them, and he told me one time that philodendrons "don't like to get their feet wet." That was his figurative way of warning me not to overwater. I learned not only some useful linguistics from him but also (from his obit here) that he and my wife...

I did not know Dr. Lester, but as the current chair of the English and Philosophy Department at EWU, I would like to offer my condolences and solidarity with his family right now.

What an amazing person he was. As one of his students, I still have his "Grammar in the Classroom." Sending condolences to Mary Ann and family.