San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....LaRiviere, Lester G. "Les" February 20, 2005
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The Recortd  February 23, 2005
Stockton
Lester G. LaRiviere 
September 6, 1919 - Feb. 19, 2005



Lester G. LaRiviere, 85, of Stockton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 
Saturday, February 19, 2005 in a local care facility. Known by all of his 
friends as just Les, he was born on September 6, 1919 in Stockton, CA. Les 
attended local schools, a graduate of Stockton High School. He was a team 
member of the Stockton High basketball team, which became known as "The Tiny 
Tims" and they all were inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame. Les 
also attended Modesto Jr. College and on to the College of the Pacific where he 
also played basketball. Les served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. LaRiviere retired from the Port of Stockton where he worked for 28 years 
and was a member of the I.L.W.U. local #34. Prior to the Port he worked for 
S.M. McGraw Construction Co. and was sole owner of Les's Place. Les was a 
member and past president of the Amblers Club.
He was married to his beloved Esperanza "Hope" LaRiviere for 41 years. Les was 
a very modest person and he gave of himself to his family first where he and 
Hope raised 7 boys and 3 girls. It was a very blended family but they were all 
Les's kids.
He is also survived by his children, Yolanda (Manuel) Huerta, Jesse (Noreen) 
Sanchez, Johnny (Kathy) Sanchez, Frank (Tracey) Dela Riva, Patricia Lindsey, 
Connie (Kirby) Bailey, Pete (Mary) Sanchez, Jr. and the late Steven Lindsey. He 
was a father to his wife's 2 nephews, Steven (Candida) Romero of Virginia 
Beach, VA and Dr. Jose Romero of San Diego, CA. Les also has numerous 
grandchildren and great grand children. He loved them all. 
Friends are invited to attend funeral services on Thursday, February 24, 2005 
at 10 a.m. in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park. Memorial 
contributions to either the American Diabetes Assoc., Stockton Chapter, 2728 
Gateway Oaks Dr. #110, Sacramento, CA 95933 or Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 
Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204 are preferred. 
 




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