Augustine Horatio Ledesma

"Private Graveside Services" Augustine “Augie” Horatio Ledesma was born on August 28, 1934 to Bartolo and Juana (Martinez) Ledesma in Avard, Oklahoma. He passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, KS at the age of 85. Augie grew up in Avard and Alva and graduated from Alva High School in 1952. He was proud to be an Alva Goldbug. After graduation, Augie attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1956 with a BS degree in Secondary Education/Physical Education. He also played baseball while in college and was a member of the “N” Lettermen’s Club. He married Iva LaJune Murrow on February 2, 1957 in Clayton, New Mexico. Following their marriage they made their home in Jefferson, Oklahoma and then Lovewell, Kansas before returning to Alva in 1958. To their marriage four children were born, Elena, Charmaine, Michael, and Teresa. His teaching and coaching career took him to Maize, Wichita, Little River, Belle Plaine and Conway Springs, all in Kansas, where he retired after 43 years of teaching and coaching football, boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls track. He was fondly called “Coach Dad” by his girls teams because when he coached his daughters they heard them yell “Dad” and the others adopted the endearment. He coached all of his kids in various sports. Augie loved baseball, in which he coached his son in summer leagues, and was a die-hard NY Yankees fan, through thick and thin. His football passion was with the OU Sooners and watched them whenever they were on tv. He also had a fondness for monkeys, his kids don’t know why; but he loved getting monkey/chimp gifts and even had two statues of them on each side of his porch to welcome visitors. Augie kept current on world affairs and loved to do crossword puzzles. He eventually moved to Haysville, KS where he resided to be closer to his dialysis treatments. Augie is survived by his four children: Teresa Wessels of Colby Kansas, Michael and Tracy Ledesma of Berryville, Arkansas, Charmaine and Scott Rathgeber of Kiowa, Kansas and Elena and Glenn Hayes of Guthrie, Oklahoma; five grandchildren: Shandi Roesener and husband, Colton, Alex Ledesma, Kentra Staats and husband, Colby, and Michael and Whitney Hayes; four great-grandchildren: Henley and Tristan Roesener and Easton and Kyler Staats; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, LaJune; his parents, his brothers, Frank and Sam Ledesma, his sisters, Julia Arredondo, Juanita Starks, and Mary (Martinez) Hemmingway and their spouses, son-in-law, Ado Wessels, and a grandson, Matthew Ledesma. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to: The Kansas Dialysis Association, PO Box 47095, Wichita, KS 67201 or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S Market, Wichita, KS 67202 or at their website: www.Hynesmemorial.org

Augustine Horatio Ledesma

August 28, 1934 - July 10, 2020