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Memoirs: student dies in car wreck
Editor's Note: Rachael Herron is a Senior Staff Writer at The All State
Jared Combs
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: News
Patrick Laird Chester, 25, Cedar Hill, died in an automobile accident Monday., Aug. 18 on Glen Raven Road.
Visitation and services were scheduled to be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Chapel.
Chester was born Aug. 17, 1983 in Clarksville. He was a senior at APSU, working to be a writer and producer.
According to APSU student, Rachael Herron, a close friend of Chester, he was an exuberant character who left behind many great memories."He was so open, and we always had great conversation," Herron said.
Chester was a personal trainer at Design Fitness Studio in Springfield. He was a sports enthusiast. He played basketball, football and golf and loved the San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens and the Texas Longhorns. He was an avid reader. He also enjoyed grilling out, bonfires, watching movies, hanging out with friends and playing Madden football.
"He was going to make movies and I was going to go into the music business," Herron said. "We have big dreams and we related."
His parents, Tim and Annette Chester, and a brother, Raymond Chester, survive him. "He's one of the best guys I have ever known," said Raymond Chester.
According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, in 2007 there were 1,210 traffic fatalities in Tennessee.
Visitation and services were scheduled to be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Chapel.
Chester was born Aug. 17, 1983 in Clarksville. He was a senior at APSU, working to be a writer and producer.
According to APSU student, Rachael Herron, a close friend of Chester, he was an exuberant character who left behind many great memories."He was so open, and we always had great conversation," Herron said.
Chester was a personal trainer at Design Fitness Studio in Springfield. He was a sports enthusiast. He played basketball, football and golf and loved the San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens and the Texas Longhorns. He was an avid reader. He also enjoyed grilling out, bonfires, watching movies, hanging out with friends and playing Madden football.
"He was going to make movies and I was going to go into the music business," Herron said. "We have big dreams and we related."
His parents, Tim and Annette Chester, and a brother, Raymond Chester, survive him. "He's one of the best guys I have ever known," said Raymond Chester.
According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, in 2007 there were 1,210 traffic fatalities in Tennessee.
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