Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Prejean, Ralph J.  April 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Ralph J. Prejean
1918 - 2005

Memorial services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., 
Wednesday, April 6, at 3:00 p.m. 

Ralph was born on December 12, 1918, in Dallas, Texas to parents, Luke and 
Flora Belle Prejean. He has been a resident of Bakersfield since 1963.

Ralph is survived by his wife, Gertrude; five nephews and sister-in-law, 
Louise. Ralph and Gertrude married in October 1942.

He was with Bank of America for 33 years. He retired early, and was a trustee 
for Greenlawn Mortuary and Cemetery for another ten years. He then started 
playing duplicate bridge, where he earned title of Life Master, and about 1000 
points. At the time Ralph retired from the bank he was Vice President and 
Trust Officer.

Ralph was very active in Civic and Service Organizations. He was Past 
President of Burlingame 20-30 Club, Bakersfield North Rotary Club, Estate 
Planning Council of Kern County. He is Past Commander of San Mateo Post-
American Legion. He is Past Director of United Fund and numerous charity 
organizations. Also he is Past Foreman Protem of Kern County Grand Jury. Ralph 
was an Army veteran serving during World War II.

Ralphs bank sponsored many educational events for him. He graduated from the 
Pacific Coast Banking school at the University of Washington. He graduated 
from the American Institute of Banking. He attended classes at the University 
of California at Berkeley, San Francisco, Davis and San Luis Obispo. Ralph 
also taught Trust classes to local bank executives.

We would like to thank Dr. Patrick Daley and his staff and Dr. Z. Gill for the 
excellent care and work they performed.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


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*Posted in the 06 April 2005 edition - no specific death date given.

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