Les St. Clair

“I first met Les in the 1980's when I started working for the Mountain View Police Department. It was truly an honor to serve alongside such a distinguished officer and to learn from him. I am impressed by the many family and friends who have also been inspired to a life of service through their association with Les. I offer my deepest condolences to family and friends of Les. We can be assured that he is at peace after a life well lived!”

“Everyone who knew you will miss you. You had the biggest heart and would always help anyone anyway that you could. I met you in 1977 when you came to work for the MVPD. We always had each others back. After you left, we continued to be friends, exchanging funny stories and memories. You lived a few blocks away from me and we still connected. You sold my twin boys their first Honda, I trusted you it would be a good one! You will always be in my heard. RIP”

“I could always count on Les to give me the straight scoop no matter what the situation. As honest as they come! Loved his demeanor too! Calm, cool and collected!!”

“I had the honor and privilege of being the Exec. VP/General Mgr. of Les’ company. I learned a lot about operating a business, contract negotiations, and budgeting. Les was also my inspiration for entering Law Enforcement. My condolences go out to his children and remaining family members!”

“I think my favorite picture of me and my Uncle Les was when I was a toddler and my cousin Don and I were sitting on his lap one Christmas Eve. Another holiday memory that comes to mind is waiting for Uncle Les to come over to our grandparent’s on Christmas Eve during his CHP dinner break; we would have already eaten, but all of us would gather around and catch up with him as he ate his holiday meal; I think my brother and I, as well as a couple of cousins, received toy CHP cars one year. Also of special mention are some of the perks of having a family member in the CHP. Uncle Les gave our grandfather a CHP baseball cap that our grandfather kept in the back of his 1967 Chevy Camaro, easily seen from the back window; let’s just say that that CHP cap probably saved our grandfather some speeding tickets.
And in true Silicon Valley form, Uncle Les was indeed the quintessential entrepreneur, from the rental properties he owned, to a brief stint in the video rental business (I still have my St. Clair Video mug!), to St. Clair Ambulance and Limousine service. Speaking of his Limo business, he provided a free limo for my wedding! Thank you, Uncle Les!
And let’s not forget all the picture collages Uncle Les put together. I’m not sure if he did this for his friends, but many of his family members have picture collages from holiday get-togethers and well as other events. And these are “old school” collages, where he painstakingly cut the pictures and designed how the pics were laid out; nothing digital. His special wedding gift to me (besides a free limo) was a collage he made from all his pics he took at my wedding; it’s a really special collage.
I also remember Uncle Les being a very caring older brother. He looked after his youngest brother, Ray, and employed him at his ambulance and limousine service.
With respect to tennis, it was my understanding that Uncle Les was a pretty good tennis player. My last conversation with him was that he was still playing and he was in his early 80’s. I also remember some family bantering going on between my Uncle Chris and Les; I think Uncle Chris was never able to beat Les at tennis.
And last and most importantly, Uncle Les was very proud of his kids and thrilled when he became a grandparent.
Rest in peace dear Uncle Les. You have indeed lived a life well lived. Say ‘hi’ to grandma and grandpa, my dad (Joe), Uncle Ray, Uncle Don, Great-Uncle Jack (I think Jack was Uncle Les’ favorite), and Aunt Julie up in heaven.”

“60 years of friendship! Naturally there is a lot to talk about. But the top of the list was Les’s honesty and true friendship. We had many occasions to play poker but at any time he had a good hand he could not resist by keeping a poker face. By saying that he would look around and kept tapping on the table and keep looking at everyone.
Yes, I certainly miss you and the friendship we had all these years. See you in heaven my friend.”

“Uncle Les.. thank you for your kindness when I met you over 35 years ago before marrying your nephew. I will always remember your kindness when you helped my mom out years ago when she was scammed and you generously helped her out! RIP with Grandma and Grandpa (your parents).”

“Rest in peace, Leslie. Thank you for the memories and the lessons learned, which greatly helped me enter a fabulous law enforcement career.”

“A friend for many years there will be an empty seat at our CHP Retirees meetings which you rarely missed. You were Blue and Gold forever.”

“I was deeply saddened to hear the news about Les. He will certainly be missed. Rest in peace Les.”

“Les hired me into my first ambulance job, beginning an ongoing 48 year career in EMS. The values he promoted and experience I gained serve as a platform for me in my career. Thank you, Les, for such a great beginning. My heartfelt condolences to his family.

Brenda (Vogt) Brenner”

“I love you Uncle Les. You will be missed very much. Thank you for all the memories and your name.
❤️ Shannon Leslie St.Clair”

“Les was my Co-Worker and he was such a gracious man. He was always there if you needed him. A great human being. RIP”

“My Uncle Les is the reason I got into law-enforcement first riding in his CHP car in the 70s. Then taking me to Mountain View Police to walk around the station. He pinned my badge on me in 1996, thank you Uncle.”

“Thank you for all the wonderful memories uncle Les 💕”

“Les was a loving, sweet guy. Always thinking of others.”

“Thank you for the memories, rest in peace.”

“Love you dad, miss you already.”