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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Wed 27 Dec 19:38
Unfortunately I heard today that my old colleague Lester Leitch passed away. On Christmas day.
You may know Lester from the Carnegie baths. He was there before the 1979-1982 renovations. He probably brought down some of your clothes baskets when you didnt get out when your time was up.
Lester didn`t have an easy life but he made the most of it. Plagued by illness through kidney failure he had several transplants.
He would get to a point where he could hardly see, then he would get a transplant and win gold medals for running and swimming in the transplant games.
I benefitted a lot from his wisdom at work. Always encouraging and never a bad word to say about anyone.
He never complained about his illness and rarely missed a day at work.
He will be missed, but he has earned his rest and his new body.
Im sure if there are Olympics in heaven he will be in training.
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Topic Originator: Bouncer
Date: Thu 28 Dec 02:45
I remember him giving out the prizes at a 5 a side tournament I played in about 45 years ago.
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Thu 28 Dec 07:23
Sad news Graeme. Always remember him giving me random tasks when I started at Carnegie, claiming he had "to keep (me) on (my) toes!"
Never said or done with malice, but a twinkle in his eye!
RIP Lester 🫶
COME ON YE PARS!
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Thu 28 Dec 07:34
So sad to hear this. Lester was a classmate and a good friend to me in both primary and secondary school. We went to many Pars games together both home and away, even when the club went through a very poor time in the 70s and early 80s.
As Parrot says, Lester was a true gent and not one for self-pity. He always made light of his illness and played badminton and 5 a side football as a young man, before setting up and managing Burgh Royal, a Rosyth based team in the Dunfermline & District Sunday League. We lost touch for a number of years after I was married and it was quite a surprise when he walked into the changing rooms of Kinross HS at the end of the Loch Leven half marathon. That was the only time I heard him swear when he learned that I had finished 4 mins in front of him in a time of 96 mins. Tbh, his time in his condition was a far greater achievement than mine, but he didn`t see it that way.
Lester`s knowledge of football was encyclopaedic, as was his knowledge of horse racing. He introduced me to World Soccer, a monthly magazine, to which I subscribed for almost 50 years and to Ladbroke`s, to whom I lost a good bit of money for about 6 years in the 70s.
RIP Lester.
Eta. Graeme, please post the funeral arrangements once you know them.
Not your average Sunday League player.
Post Edited (Thu 28 Dec 21:09)
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Thu 28 Dec 19:47
Will do.
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Thu 4 Jan 15:40
Hi GG Lester`s funeral is on Monday 15th January at 10 am at St. Margaret Church then the cemetery at 11.15 am.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Thu 4 Jan 16:33
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PARrot, Thu 4 Jan 15:40
Hi GG Lester`s funeral is on Monday 15th January at 10 am at St. Margaret Church then the cemetery at 11.15 am.
Cheers, Graeme. I`ll let our school mates know.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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