Biography of Dalferes Robicheaux ; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
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Dalferes Frank Robicheaux III, a retired Jefferson Parish public school 

principal, died Tuesday after open heart surgery at Meadowcrest Hospital. 

He was 54.  Mr. Robicheaux "had a genuine interest in children" and an 

ability to work well with teachers and parents, said George Hebert, 

executive director of West Bank schools.



L.W. Higgins High School Principal Joseph Fennidy recalled a project he 

worked on with Mr. Robicheaux: to create a student-built go-cart track at 

Cuillier Career Center in Marrero, where Mr. Robicheaux then was assistant 

principal.



Although both tried hard to make the track a reality, in the end it was too

expensive, Fennidy said. The idea would have required students in masonry,

electronics, drafting and other classes to apply what they learned in a 

real-life situation, a common practice in education today, he said.



Mr. Robicheaux began his career in education in 1965 as an itinerant music 

teacher in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes. He became a teacher in Jefferson 

Parish in 1971 and was appointed principal of George Cox Elementary School 

in Gretna in 1975.



He was principal at Cox until 1988, then assistant principal at Cuillier 

until 1996. After serving as interim principal at Joshua Butler Elementary 

in Westwego, he was briefly principal at McDonogh No. 26 in Gretna before 

retiring in October.



Mr. Robicheaux was a member of the Jefferson Parish Levee Board from 1980 

to 1982 and a member of the Jefferson Parish Principals Association.



He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University, received a master's 

degree in music from Loyola University and did additional graduate studies 

at Tulane University.



Survivors include a son, Brian Michael Robicheaux; a daughter, Robin 

Robicheaux Dupre; his father, Dalferes Frank Robicheaux Jr.; two brothers, 

Robert A. and Russell J. Robicheaux; and a granddaughter.



A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West 

Bank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in 

St. Patrick Cemetery No. 3.





Times Picayune  12-19-1997