Survived by his wife Janette ""Jan"" Hester; daughter Rowena (Karl) Dirickson; granddaughter Jacki (Paul) Pettit; brother Richard (Lena) Hester; sister Sybil Sirmon; sisters-in-law Edith Hester, JoAnn (Art) Hayes, Gayle (Pete) Villegas; brother-in-law Dennis (Barbara) Garner; mother-in-law Melba Garner; and numerous nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by his father Rufus Hester; mother Bessie Hester; brother Ralph Hester; and father-in-law Enos Garner. He was a union iron worker for 62 years. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 4:00 PM, at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 East County Line Road (just west of Holly), in Centennial, CO 80122. Please share your memories of J.R. and condolences with his family by clicking on the sign guestbook button below.