Wesley Mason Jester ⁸⁴

   Cause of his death was Prostrate Cancer.

   Another name for Wesley was Wes.

   FamilySearch ID: LWF4-QT8. Find a Grave ID: 8655370.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: 620 Anneslie Ave, Between 1930 and 1940, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.

• Graduation: Franklin Day School, Jun 1940, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Residence: 528 Ridge Ave, Between 10 Jun 1942 and 15 Apr 1944, Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

• Military Service: Enlisted, 18 Jul 1944, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. ⁸⁶ He served in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps during W.W.II where he swiftly rose to the rank of Master Sergeant. After serving his country as a very skillful investigator, he was assigned as Sergeant Major of Hdq. Battalion at Ft. Holabird. He remained active in the Reserves until 1954.

• Military Service: Heavy Weapons Training, Between 31 Jul 1944 and 25 Nov 1944, Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States. Training was completed at Camp Blanding located just outside of Starke.

• Occupation: Service Manager at Edward P. Jester & Sons, Between 1946 and 1951, Baltimore City, Maryland. During this time, he was responsible for running the shop and maintaining the reputation of the service department as the best in the city of Baltimore. He was also the Office Manager.

• Residence: 607 Baltimore Ave, Between 1946 and 1948, Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. Following his discharge from the service, he, his wife and son, moved into the house beside his in-laws. This was the left hand part of the duplex owned by George Harbaugh. They satyed here until the house on Providence Road was completed.

• Military Discharge: Discharge, 17 Sep 1946, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. ⁸⁷

• Organizations: Joined Masons, 14 May 1947, Monumental Lodge #96, Baltimore, Md. Initiated Entered Apprentice: 14 May 1947
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft: 3 June 1947
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason: 17 Jun 1947

• Residence: 1215 Providence Road, Between 1948 and 1958, Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. He bought the property on the 22nd of July 1946. During the fall of 1947 and the spring of 1947, he built a 4 bedroom Cape Cod house. He moved into the house during the summer of 1947.

• Occupation: Factory Representative for Nash Motors, later American Motors, Between 1951 and 1958. His territory was all of Virginia, parts of West Virginia and Western Maryland.

• Military Discharge: Discharge, 1954, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.

• Occupation: Financier, Between 1958 and 1980, Maryland USA. He worked for several Finance companies and banks during this period. He was located primarily in Baltimore and Silver Spring, Maryland.

• Obituary: Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct 1996, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. Wesley M. Jester, 75, Died Orlando, Fl. 5 October, 1996.
Mr. Jester was born in Baltimore, September, 2, 1921. He graduated from the Franklin Day School in 1940 where he was the Class President and active in several sports and clubs. This included heavy weight weight lifting where Mr. Jester gained the immense physical strength which was to last him his entire lifetime. At the time of his death, his grip could still make most grown men wince.

He served in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps during W.W.II where he swiftly rose to the rank of Master Sergeant. After serving his country as a very skillful investigator, he was assigned as Sergeant Major of Hdq. Battalion at Ft. Holabird. He remained active in the Reserves until 1954.

After leaving active duty in 1948, Mr. Jester worked with his Father and Uncle at Edward P. Jester & Sons, a well known automobile dealership until the business was closed in 1955. He then began a successful career in financial management until his retirement in 1976. At this time Mr. Jester moved to Florida.

Always an active person, Mr. Jester returned to college where he earned a technical degree as a Water Treatment Specialist. Upon graduation, he opened his own Water Treatment company which he ran successfully until he sold it in 1988.

Mr. Jester was an active Mason and Shriner who enjoyed making children smile. He was a Past President of the South East Shrine Clown Association, Past President of the Ft. Pierce Shrine club, and an active member of the Legion of Honor.

He is survived by his son, Wesley M. Jester Jr.; his beloved daughter-in-law, Teresa; 4 beloved grandchildren, Wesley, James, Lisa and Karen; and, 2 great-grandchildren, Alice and Amanda Dunn.

• Burial: Section 1 Garden of the Good Shepard, Lot 35B Graves 3 and 4, 10 Oct 1996, Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Baltimore County, Maryland USA. 200 East Padonia Rd, Timonium, MD
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 39.45623, Longitude: -76.61607

Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Lot 35 B Sec. 1 Good Shepard Grave 2

• Cemetery: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 10 Oct 1996, Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. ⁸⁸

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Wesley married Hazel Muriel Harbaugh, daughter of George Albert Harbaugh and Hazel Matilda McJilton, on 1 Aug 1941 in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.⁸³ The marriage ended in divorce in Dec 1973. (Hazel Muriel Harbaugh was born on 21 Feb 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.,⁸⁹ died on 5 May 1987 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida and was buried on 8 May 1987 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.). The cause of her death was Lung Cancer.