Lester P. "Goldie" Archer, Jr. - Online Memorial Website

Goldie has passed and is now with his friends in heaven, playing his favorite past time-Shuffleboard! His buddies like, Russell Girdler, Stanley Stevens, Noel Melton, Joe Abraham and many other wonderful people we have been fortunate to befriend.......are back together.

I am so sorry to have not been made away of your sickness and passing.
I will truly miss your prescence when I come back home to Peoria!

The last of the "players" from the "good ole days" are coming to an end and era.
They just don't get much better than to have had the fortune of knowing such a good man.

May God bless your sole and may we all reunite when the Lord has called.

With Deepest Sympathy to the Family,

Russell and Gloria Girdler

Lester P. was always kind of a friendly nemisis to me !  He used to complain about my long hair when Ray and I were kids and hung out together.  Years later though, the tables were turned as he was the one with the long hair, and mine was cut short !!!  I used to get alot of mileage out of that !

Just wanted to say hello to Ray, Bobbie, and Shirley.  I am sorry for your loss.  Lester was a pretty good guy.

I am back living in the house on Courtland in West Peoria Ray.  Remeber where that is ?  We used to take turns staying at each others houses overnight, mostly yours though . 

Les... Im sorely going to miss you. I first met Les at the Anchor Club bar through my aunt who was a bartender there and through Kenny Hicks. After getting to know Goldie, he became one of those people who you thought the world of. He helped teach me how to play shuffleboard and through him I got to know several other GREAT people like Stan Stevens, Noel Melton Sr, and the list could go on and on. Always ready with a story and a smile, Les also had a great sense of humor and a dedication to his friends. You knew that Les would go that extra mile with you and for you if you needed help of any kind. Im a much better person for having met Goldie and being a friend of his. RIP in peace my friend... You WILL be missed

RIP LES.. you were a great man and always took care of my dad! You will be greatly missed!

KENNY HAD WORKED WITH ARCH FOR 20 YEARS OFF AND ON. HE HAS TOLD ME GREAT STORIES ABOUT HIM..THEY HAD GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS! ARCH TAUGHT HIM HOW TO PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD,THEN KENNY WOULD HAVE ARCH PLAY POOL...I GOT THE CHANCE TO SEE SEVERAL HOMES THAT KENNY AND ARCH BUILT AND THEY LOOK AWESOME..THEY WERE A GOOD TEAM! IT WAS PLEASURE TO GET TO NO ARCH HE WAS A GREAT MAN..HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ANYONE! WE WILL MISS YOU!!!! R.I.P. ARCH...

Knowing GOLDIE was a one of a kind experience, as GOLDIE was a one of a kind guy and friend! He always had something to talk about and his great memory of the past ment a good story was coming next. He was always helping people in need and let them pay when they could when they didn't have money then. He looked at our house plans and said, if we change this and do that, I can save you some money and build you a better and more beautiful home, and he did. Because of GOLDIE and Kenny, we have one of the greatest and most beautiful houses in the world, not to mention that a part of GOLDIE is built in forever. I will miss GOLDIE, seeing him and listening to his stories, as there will never be another "GOLDIE"! He will be missed by many.

Les and Kenny built us a terrific house. I remember Leon Joseph helped us design it, and there was portion of the entryway he wasn't sure how to construct but he reassured us "Don't worry, Les and Kenny will figure it out!" (and of course, they did). Our deepest sympathy to your family.

Being in the retail building materials business for many years, I hav gotten to know Les from as far back as 1967.  He could always make me smile regardless of how bad my day was going.  He will be grately missed.