Aaron John Leffage, 20, of Lumberton, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, Beaumont.

One night we couldn’t find Aaron anywhere. It was late, dark, and we were worried. His dad went down to the creek because Aaron would sometimes ride his bicycle down to the bank.  There was no sign of Aaron or his bike. His dad looked over in the Trammels (next door neighbor) yard and saw his bike. Aaron was on the couch sitting next to Mrs. Trammel having a big conversation.  After that whenever Aaron was missing we looked at the Trammels first. 

He was a spiffy dresser. He was known to Dad as Mr. GQ.  Aaron loved to go shopping. Mom would say I am going to the mall and Aaron would beat her to the car.  He always wanted a new outfit.  Aaron owned at least twenty pairs of NIKE shoes. He cleaned them after wearing them and stored them in the shoe box they came in. Aaron could not wait to turn sixteen so he could drive to school. He did not like the bus. Aaron made sure he was ready to take the driver’s test.  That is one test that he studied for on his own. Aaron drove the same black truck that Greg drove to school. He had a loud speaker system and a digital screen installed so he could listen and watch his music.  Aaron was always excited to work on the computer.  He would spend hours on the computer searching the web and always trying to make our computer go faster.  He and Greg became members of the Warren Hunting Club. Mr. Freeman always told them they would kill a deer; they never did. So Dad took them to Corrigan, Texas to hunt, where Aaron and Dad sat in the same deer stand. Greg being older was by himself. Just after daylight six deer walked up.  Aaron told his dad he saw more deer that morning than all the years he hunted in Warren. He always made fun of Mr. Freeman and the Warren Hunting club after that. Aaron also made fun of his older brother because he shot the first deer.

He was raised in the church and taught to believe in God. Aaron had a good heart and was a very caring person. He loved his Grandpa, Jack Leffage.  Aaron would spend lots of time at the beach with Grandpa.  Aaron always asked Grandpa to take him to Little Pair Grocer for candy. During one visit with Grandpa they had gotten into a disagreement because Aaron was not minding him.  Grandpa told Aaron if he didn’t straighten up he was taking him back to Lumberton. He didn’t believe Grandpa and called his bluff!! Before long Aaron was back home. This taught him a valuable lesson and never again was Aaron’s vacation with Grandpa cut short. When Aaron’s Grandpa died we had the funeral in Winnie since Grandpa lived at the beach.  Aaron walked up to the casket and said, “they fixed his hair wrong”. He made sure Grandpa looked “right”.  Aaron's Pawpaw, Ray McRoberts, was a favorite of his also. They were both very opinionated so there conversations were very interesting. Aaron took care of his Pawpaw after he had a stroke.  He stayed at his house around the clock seven days a week for two months. Aaron always liked to have a job because he liked the money. He worked at the Red Onion, for Maxey Lawn Service, and finally Dragon Products. He talked about becoming a truck driver; he got on the internet, researched all the requirements, and decided when he turned twenty-one he would get his CDL, and start to drive. Aaron always thought big so he was going to buy his own truck. He was going to work for himself and make lots of money. 

Aaron was truly loved and will be greatly missed.