Lester T. McKee died Aug. 1, 2004, at Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center in San Jose. He was 61.
Lester T. McKee died Aug. 1, 2004, at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose. He was 61.
Born in Napa he lived most of his life in Santa Clara County and was a resident of San Martin. He worked in construction in a family owned business driving trucks for more than 40 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1964 and attended South County Pentecostal Church. He also taught as a professor at Gavilan College in Gilroy for a brief period.
He is survived by his wife, Mary McKee of San Martin who he married earlier this year in Reno, Nev.; stepchildren, Rachal Zamora of Manteca, Ruth Hine of Beaverton, Ore., Margaret Robles of San Jose, Caroline Quintero of Gilroy, Abel Robles of Sacramento, Sarah Ibanez of Gilroy, Ezekiel Robles of Gilroy, Mark Robels Austin, Texas, Mary Helen Cervantes of Gilroy and Fidel Vargas of San Diego; and many grandchildren.
Friends can pay their respects on Monday, Aug. 9, 2004 after 3 p.m. at Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home in Hollister.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 9, 2004. Pastor Paul Carrasco of South County Pentecostal Church will officiate.
Interment is planned at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella.
