A Tribute to and Remembrance of Lester Wright (SBN)

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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I remember when he first got online here at iboats. Wasn't but a few thousand members then, but boy did he put his heart into being a major asset to this board.

Like gonfishin mentioned earlier, my wife and I finally got to meet up with him and gonfishin at Grayson Lake Kentucky. That was one of the many favorite lakes Lester enjoyed. Lester got a big chuckle out of gonfishin when he tried to use his lower unit on his outdrive to cultivate a ditch. Bent a bit, but it still worked fine. My wife wasn't too sure Thanks Bob VT for his picture in his Gambler. I took that when we was there visiting. I lost it when my computer crashed and glad to at least get it downloaded again. Was really hoping for him to pull out of it so that we could meet up again this coming season. More to say, but I can't see my keyboard or the screen for my tears. Many many prayers for the Wright family...........SS

 

[Dunaruna]

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I was fortunate to meet Lester via the world wide web. Last year, he was instrumental in rallying the troops in an attempt to help a fellow iboater who was experiencing a particularly difficult Christmas period. He devoted his time, effort and money in this quest. I am sure it was not the first time.

He was one of the good ones, the world is a poorer place today.

 

[bvassel3]

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Words come with pronounced difficulty but emotions and tears flow easily at times like this. Lester was all that you each have said thus far, and more. When someone thinks more of others, even total strangers, rather than himself, that begins to describe the measure of the man. That was Lester. When someone is willing to give of himself to others over and over and over again...thousands of times..., again to total strangers and without thinking of asking for anything in return, that was Lester.

Ladyfish described Lester beautifully, and in so doing also expressed our tender feelings toward him so well when she wrote just the other day on these Forums: "Spinner, Spinnerbaitnut, SBN, Les, Lester......no matter how you say it, he is one in a million. He has been a major contributer to this board for a very long time. He is also a valued member of our Mod Squad.

Les an icon on this board and respected and loved by everyone he meets whether its in person or in cyborspace. For those of you who haven't known him very long, he has a heart of gold. We love him for his sense of humor and his compassion for others, thats why he is so special."

As the founders and owners of iboats.com, my son and I began these Forums 10 years ago as a way for really good people...those just like Lester...to help the millions of boaters all over the world who really needed help on the tens of thousands of topics they were struggling with and for which they did not know where to turn for honest, thoughtful and...yes...free help.

My son and I are saddened far beyond the simple words we know how to express regarding the personal loss we deeply feel with Lester's passing. Our faith in a kind, loving Savior and Heavenly Father causes us to believe strongly that Lester is now in a much, much better place and that he is no longer suffering in any physical pain. For that we are sincerely grateful.

To his family and many, many close friends we express our sincere and heart-felt condolences and want each of you to know that you are and will be in our thoughts and daily prayers as you now move through these sad and difficult times.

For the millions of visitors to our Forums...those who have been on our site over the past many years that Lester has been such a marvelous contributor, and to those untold millions yet to come to iboats.com who will search on many hundreds of topics in our Forums in the coming years and there find Lester with his warm, insightful and helpful words of wisdom, he will remain alive and his legacy will remain visible and obvious. We will make sure that that happens!

Thank you Lester...our dear friend. God bless you.

Bruno Sr.

 

[Gary H NC]

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This has hit many of us who knew the type of man Les was very hard.
We will greatly miss his humor,insight and the friendship he showed to many of us here on Iboats.
I think many of us here feel we are more like family or good friends with many of the regulars.
I think Lester is at peace and looking down upon all of us hoping that we will remember all the good things and the laughs we all shared.

God Bless the Wright family and i hope his girls stay in touch from time to time.
We are not a boating club,we are family.I think Spinner felt that way.
We will miss you big buddy! You are in a better place and we will meet again.

 

[The Marine Doctor]

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Wow, I can't believe he's gone.
It's been said that once your good works are done on earth, you will be called back home to heaven.

Spinner definitely earned his place in heaven.

Some of you may know the follow, many may not.

I met Spinner here on Iboats...a longggg time ago.
Over 100k Members ago...if you need a reference of time.

Spinner: You were to me.

One of the corner stones of The Marine Doctor's Forum. Spinner was a great help to get the site up and running, for which I granted him the position of a Global mod. For the first couple years, I am sure he spent more time on it than I did helping and making sure things ran smoothly. I was only a phone call away when he found something amiss.
You cannot put a price on his kind of person...just so giving and asking of nothing in return.
He always had his share of advice for me...the most noteable.

NEVER let politics get involved and you will be a success.

I still honor and will honor that for the life time of my board.

Unfortunately I never got to say goodbye to my ole friend like many of you here at Iboats and enjoy in his time for his last days/months.

So the next time someone like Lester comes along in your life...IF you are lucky enough to have it happen, you make sure you let them know you appreciate them and always say goodbye.


Keep on Keepin on ole friend

Jamie/The Marine Doctor

 

[gonfishn]

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Please read Prayers are needed for for visitations and Funeral..

 

[AMD Rules]

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Like everyone who has had interaction with SBN over the years, I am sad to hear this news. Prayers and blessings to the family. Gone, but never forgotten.

 

[QC]

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Here are some of my Les is more memories:

This one was what first came to mind when LadyFish suggested that we post some of our memories of Les and how we first came to know him.

My fondest Spinner memory thread

Man I miss our trivia nights.

A sobering memory of Spinner . . . Thanks Bob_VT

 

[jcsercsa]

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Man I am just sitting here shacking my head !! I love his signature, that allways made me smile and think thats the why I want to go!!!!!!
Les was one of the frist ones here to welcome me !!! and its like ooops said it felt like open arms !!!! He will truly be missed !!!!

God Bless Him and His family , on this sad day !!!!

Let us know if there is any thing we can do for you the Wright Family !!! anything !!! John ,Tina,Callie, Melanie,Jeremy

 

[xtraham]

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I'm not very good with words, and this is the hardest thing I've ever had to write, so please excuse me, I was very emotional and I still am.
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I met Lester on Iboats?and shortly there after he joined Motor-mouths forum as another moderator. He was one of the first if not the first to welcome me to the forum. He always had kind words and a great since of humor, HE WAS ?THE BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY?.. I really don?t know how we became so close, Lester was just magnetic. I cannot express how saddened I am of this loss, but what I can express is how big his heart was. Although we never met in person we became pin pals if you will, PM?s, emails, and landline communication. Les devoted his time to several forums, and I am a member of most all the forums he belonged to, why? Because Les was there. About two years ago I had a disabling event, Les was there for me, he could always cheer me up, ALWAYS? last Christmas was a very tough time for me and through normal conversations Les and other internet friends thought that I might need some help and Les was a contributor to my Christmas that I will never forget, Christmas cards started coming in? and they were all loaded with money? I couldn't?t believe that people could be so giving to a faceless internet poster, so with the help of Les and his and my internet friends my family had a Christmas that money could not buy, it was purchased with love and kindness that is unexplainable, the kind of giving that only few have in their heart. Then some how Les got my sons phone number, Les told my son to go to our local walmart and go to the service desk and tell them he was picking up a package for Lester Wright, Les had called walmart and ordered a Christmas dinner for my family, every thing was all prepared, we didn?t even have to cook it? there was a giant ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese, a big meat platter, a fruit basket, and many other things to go along with it, and I do mean all the fixens, a meal that anyone would be proud to serve, it was fit for a king, It was The Christmas dinner I?ll never forget from a man that I will never forget and love like a brother. I had not heard from Les in a while and something said, Tom? call Les, so I did, I got the answering machine, the next day I got a return call but no message, I thought that was strange for Les, then I got a call from Jeff (gonfishn) and got the news that Les was hospitalized and why, I was devastated to hear my pal was not well, I prayed, and I prayed for the ?BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY?, my pin pal, my email buddy, but most of all my friend. It?s always hard to say goodbye to someone so near and dear to your heart, and I?m still hoping this is just a bad dream and I?ll wake up and all will be well. Although I know how real it is, life is not fair, and I reckon the old saying applies to Lester? ?Only the good die young? Les was a good man, with a heart of gold, if he had this impact on me I can?t imagine the sorrow in the hearts of those he touched. Les keep watching me as one day we shall meet without the pain.
God bless Lester and the Wright family.. We have a new guardian angel.
?KEEP ON KEEPING ON? my brother!

The Ayres Family.

 

[ziggy]

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i'm saddened..... RIP iboats friend....

 

[Benny1963]

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fairwell lester,
.the world has lost another great hearted person .
never new him personaly.but his story lives on.
god be with him his family and friends
sincerlyBennyb and family

 

[Bass Man Bruce]

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A wonderfull man with a great heart. God bless you Lester!

 

[jbjennings]

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---very saddened to hear of this. Mr. Wright was always a helpful and thoughtful person.
Jason

 

[Gary H NC]

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From his local newspaper.


Lester Wright - 1953-2008

Lester E. Wright, 55, of Catlettsburg, died Wednesday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

He was born July 31, 1953, in Greenup.

His wife, Suzette Hall Wright, survives.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Neal Funeral Home in Catlettsburg. Burial will be in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods.

Neal Funeral Home Inc
2409 Center Street
Catlettsburg
Kentucky 41129
Phone: (606) 739-6261

Friends may call at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

 

[wildmaninal]

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My condolences. There is now a big empty feeling that I have, words can not explain the sadness. He is (as said) in a much better place. He will no longer half to suffer anymore. I pray that he meets the good lord above with open arms, and that the lord comforts his family through this tough time. It is very hard to lose a loved one or a friend no matter what, but it is especially hard to take on durring this time of year. It has been a pleasure knowing lester for sure, and he will be missed.

I just realized that Spinner's last few posts in my private chatroom is still there. Even though it was a good while back when we met up in my chatroom I unfortunatly missed his last sign in, he signed in as "The Old Man". I couldn't tell you the first time I met Spinner on this forum but I know he has helped me several times in the past, sharing his knowledge and being a friend. I knew that Lester was a member of another forum, he was on the bbc forum which I believe is the bass boat central website. I found this out through one of our chat sessions. One of his recent projects that he was working on (if I remember right) was a built in tackle system on his boat, he had posted a wanted ad for a certain model tackle box to complete his project, don't know if he ever got to finish it though.

 

[Reel Poor]

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I also, like most others here met Spinner at iboats. The welcomed aboard was just the begining of friendly and helpful contact. He always sent me pm's, emails, and even a couple of phone conversations. I had the opportunity to meet Lester in 06 at Grayson Lake. We did a little fishing, a little eating, and a lot of story telling. He has to be the most caring, most thoughtful, and the most willing person to help those he didn't know, that I have ever had the pleasure to meet. I feel honored to have met him and I will miss him dearly.

Suzzette, family, and friends,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of loss. While this is an enduring time, remember that Lester will "Keep-On Keepin-On" from a place where he can watch over and touch many more lives than he ever could have from here. Lester has been on a mission to help people in need all his life, and it ain't over yet.

I'm gonna miss ya Lester, and since your up there, tell your little buddies I said "Hello".

 

[Wotknot]

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I’m not a man of many words but here goes……… I cannot say anymore than what most have already said, therefore suffice it to say this……… when the vast majority of us iboaters had never met the man, yet to have so many write from their heart regarding Lester, speaks volumes about the character of him. May he rest in peace with our heavenly Father with no more pain or suffering. His memory will live on here at iboats.

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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I have had great difficulty putting words on paper.
Years back I put up a post regarding a incident, probably inflamatory.
Lester replied immediately..... a long reply actually, and very understanding of my point.
Later I learned how 911 had effected Lester and his family, which at first left me embarrased for my post, but after weeks of thought, I came to realise Lester was a very broadminded and understanding man, and very considerate of others.
We began communicating....when his Mum became ill, yes we had something in common then....and JB, it was Lester who got the detail I needed to get the plaque to you.
You had an influence on me Lester, and I am going to miss you.

Take care
Phillip

 

[JB]

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Just realized that I haven't posted in this thread. Lester was an inspiration to us all.

The true measure of a man is in how he affected the world while he was here. In his own gentle way Lester touched the hearts of most of our 135,000++ members.

The world has, and all of us have, been affected in a most beneficial way by a truly great heart.