Roger Henry Lestina

Background

Lestina, Roger Henry was born on April 7, 1940 in Yosemite National Pk., California, United States. Son of Henry Francis and Mary Roselyn (O'Brien) Lestina.

Education

Bachelor in English, Loyola University, Los Angeles, 1962; Master of Arts in English, U. Alaska, 1974.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1962; advanced through grades to major, United States Air Force, 1974; retired, United States Air Force, 1984; instructor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1975-1979; parish administrator, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1984-1990; lead instructor freshman composition, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, since 1990.

Achievements

• Roger Henry Lestina has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Church cantor/choir member St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1979-1991, 98-, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, since 1991. Secretary faculty county Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, 1997-1998. Member Retired Officers Association.

Interests

• Avocation: singing.

Connections

Married Linda Jeanne Fish, August 24, 1963. Children: Deanna, Joseph, Nicholas, Daniel.

Father:

Henry Francis Lestina

Mother:

Mary Roselyn (O'Brien) Lestina

Spouse:

Linda Jeanne Fish

child:

Joseph Lestina

child:

Daniel Lestina

child:

Deanna Lestina

child:

Nicholas Lestina