Ellis County Texas Archives News.....Tribute to Mr. Lester 1977
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Ennis Daily News 1977
TRIBUTE TO MR. LESTER
If the history of Ennis were to be written, or if a momument were to be erected 
to those who have done the most for the good and well-being of this town and 
community, the name of Mr. H. T. Lester would be at the top of the list.
For near a half century this modest, quiet and un-assuming gentlemen of 
culture, learning, and caring instructed our young.  Those who can attest to 
the greatness of his work are legion and the beneficial results of his service 
and sacrifice shall live on forever in the lives and succeeding lives of those 
whom he has taught.  To know him is to love him and lucky indeed are those who 
have been so richly privileged to have been his pupils, for their lives and 
learning have been enriched in all things that are good and true.
From the beginning, he was a model teacher and the favorite of all of his 
pupils,and somewhat on the stern side when instructions were underway, his 
charm endeared him to all of us.  Even the slowest learned and grew in 
knowledge in his classroom and all of his students always have and still do 
love him the best.
Besides teaching every day for so many years, he did thousands of un-named and 
un-noticed acts far beyond the call of duty.
The future youth of Ennis will no longer be touched by the life of this great 
man.  He has now been called by the Father of all to cross over the great 
divide.  To the last night he was most active and quite young in mind and 
spirit.  But his spirit will linger on in the halls of Ennis High School until 
the walls of the present edifice are no more.
What a life this wonderful man of culture, learning, and refinement has lived 
in our midst!  What an example he has been for both pupils and teachers 
everywhere!  How long his blessed influence and memory will live in the hearts 
of those whom he has taught and instructed. We could always go to him with our 
most serious personal problems that we "could not talk to Dad about!"
Our lives will seem lonely, his former pupils and friends and no doubt too, 
there will be a most lonely feeling in a great Spartan heart.  But as long as 
the school lasts, so long as the Spirit of Ennis High School itself lives, the 
name and memory of Mr. Lester will continue to live in behalf of better 
teaching and education.
We loved and appreciated you, Mr. Lester, for all that you are and all that you 
have meant to us and you will always be a part of us as long as we live.  You 
have earned a rest many times before now, although you have never taken one, 
and we know that you will never cease to always be busy and helpful to others.  
Though the class may be dismissed, you will live in our hearts forever as well 
as our posterity. Your life has been of geat service and so long as we have 
more like you left, this country will continue to be great and worth fighting 
for.
As they say in Latin; "tempes fugate" (how time flies).  It seems that it was 
only yesterday that Mr. Lester walked into our second grade class and asked 
Miss Vela Bell to hold off long enough for him to make Herschel take his dose 
of cough syrup in front of our class.
Please accept this letter as a little token of our love, esteem and 
appreciation.  This world knows little of its' greatest man.

Roger Haynes, EHS  Class of 1949

Mr. Lester's death at 82 was December 5, 1977 

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