Died February 12, 2008
College: Davenport
Widow: Mrs. Angela Raecke Hester
3322 Knollcrest Lane
Pearland, TX 77584-1808
JPHester@comcast.net
Children: Angela, 1969; John, 1973
John B. Hester of Houston, TX, formerly of Darien, CT and Erie, PA passed away on February 2, 2008 at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston. He was 68 years old.
Born in Erie, PA on November 14, 1939, son of the late Donald Miller and Catherine Denison Hester, he was a 1957 graduate of McDowell High School in Erie and a 1961 graduate of Yale University, majoring in Math and Economics, and a member of Mory’s.
He was a systems analyst for the Equitable Life Assurance Society from his graduation from Yale until his retirement in 1994.
One of his major lifetime interests was bridge. He began playing duplicate bridge of 12. He achieved an ACBL Life Master qualification in the late 1960’s, participating in many regional bridge tournaments on the east coast. After moving to Houston, he played at the Bayland and Bear Creek Community Centers, directing the weekly game for the latter. He also participated in several ABA tournaments.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Angela Raecke Hester of Houston, TX, his daughter, Angie Hester Wagner and her husband Chad Eric Wagner of Austin, TX, his son John A1exander (Axel) and his wife Elizabeth Landis Hester of Hoboken, NJ, four grandchildren (Maxwell) Alexander Wagner, Catherine Denison Wagner, Sam Henry Wagner, & Sophie Elizabeth Hester and his brother and fellow Yale alum, Donald Denison Hester of Madison, WI.
The burial will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Downes Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT), 3710 Cedar Street, Box 3, Austin, TX 78705; The Yale Alumni Fund, Yale University, P.O. Box 2038, New Haven, CT 06521-208 or the charity of one’s choice.
Born in Erie, PA, John majored in Math and Economics,at Yale. He had been a systems analyst for the Equitable Life Assurance Society from his graduation until his retirement in 1994. He had lived in Darien, CT and Houston, TX.
One of John’s major lifetime interests was bridge. He began playing duplicate bridge at 12. He achieved an ACBL Life Master qualification in the late 1960’s, participating in many regional bridge tournaments on the east coast. After moving to Houston, he played at the Bayland and Bear Creek Community Centers, directing the weekly game for the latter. He also participated in several ABA tournaments.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Angela Raecke Hester, one daughter, one son and four grandchildren.
—summarized from obituary