2006 Obituaries; Surnames Q : Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Submitter Kathy Tell Date 2007 Jan 02 Source as noted with each obit LCAP indicates Lake Charles American Press ******** Legal Notice ******** Copyright. All rights reserved. Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives http://theusgenweb.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm QUIRK, Charles LCAP 2006 Dec 27 Charlie was born May 31, 1916, in Washington, La., the oldest son of Charles and Pearl Quirk. The family moved to Welsh, La., and then to Lake Charles. Charlie attended Central Elementary and graduated from Lake Charles High School. He entered his beloved alma mater, Louisiana State University, where he was Battery B commander for the ROTC program. He was a member of the LSU Boxing Tigers and Delta Kappa Psi and was captain of the LSU band. As a trumpet player and band leader, his band played on Huey P. Long’s railroad car at LSU football games. Charlie received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1937. After graduation, he moved to New Orleans, where he worked for the New Orleans Public Service and then as an Internal Revenue Service agent. He pursued postgraduate accounting studies at Tulane University from 1938 to 1941. He entered the Army Air Force in 1942, serving at both Esler and Harding fields before being assigned to Army Air Force Headquarters. As a major, he was the field accounting officer in charge of terminating all war contracts with Reynolds Metals company. In 1946, he moved to Lake Charles and started his public accounting practice. He was recognized as the Jaycees’ Man of the Year in 1951. As Quirk & King, Quirk & Company, and then Quirk, Cargile, Hicks and Reddin, he operated accounting offices in Lafayette, Shreveport, Alexandria, Jennings, Welsh, La., and Houston, Texas. He merged his firm with the McElroy accounting firm, becoming McElroy, Quirk and Burch. He retired in 1980 as a founding director, but continued his practice of accounting. He was awarded honorary membership in the American Institute of CPAs for more than 50 years of service. He was a motivational speaker at numerous organizational meetings around the state and country. Charlie was active in many professional and social organizations. He was a former member of Council of the American Institute of CPAs, past president of the Louisiana Society of CPAs and the Lake Charles Chapter of Louisiana Society of CPAs, past director of the Sabine Chapter-National Association of Accountants, past member of the Management Committee-Associated Regional Accounting Firms, the American Accounting Association, the National Association of Cost Accountants, and the Texas Society of CPAs, having served on MAP and various other committees. He received the Louisiana Society of CPAs’ Certificate of Life Membership and the LSCPA’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the accounting profession. He was a recipient of the Junior Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Service Award. He was an elected member of LSU’s honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa. He was president of the Young Men’s Business Club when the club spearheaded the Southwest Louisiana Industrial Fair and Port Exposition in 1950. He was past president of the LSU Alumni Federation and the Calcasieu Chapter of the LSU Alumni Federation; past vice president of the State Association of YMBC; vice president and director of Vincent & Welch Inc.; past treasurer and director of the Lake Charles Chamber of Commerce; past treasurer and director of the Kiwanis Club; past member of LSU’s College of Business Administration board of governors; an honorary member of McNeese’s Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, which awarded him the Business Man of the Year Award; past chairman of the first Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Commission; and a former member of the Lake Charles Ballet Society’s advisory board. He was past chairman of the Calcasieu Parish Cancer Crusade, Louisiana Heart Association, Foundation of Infantile Paralysis and Calcasieu United Appeals. He was past president of the YMCA’s Men’s Club, past director of the Arthritis Foundation and a charter member of the Optimist Club. He was a member and past president of the Pioneer Club and the Lake Charles Country Club. He owned and operated Prien Memorial Park and Highland Memory Garden cemeteries. He was president and operating manager of CTK Enterprises LLC. He was a past king of the Krewe of Contraband and duke of the Krewe of Mystique. Charlie was a supporter of both LSU and McNeese State University. He endowed two LSU Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarships for high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities. He established the Charles and Barbara Quirk Leadership Scholarship at McNeese. He received the Purple and Gold Award from the LSU Alumni Association in recognition of outstanding philanthropy and the LSU Alumni Service award. He was a member of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and served on its vestry. He established the Charles P. Quirk and Family Episcopal Youth Education Assistance fund for Episcopal youth to attend Camp Hardtner and supported the church’s Episcopal Day School. Charlie was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer. He was a superior skeet shooter. As president of the Jean Lafitte Gun Club, he was the reigning state 12-gauge champion. He was president of the Pardue Hunting Club. He was a member of the National Skeet Shooting Association, National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and the United States Power Squadrons. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Pearl, and his brother, Wilfred and wife Helen “Dot.” He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons, Charles P. Quirk Jr. and wife Ann, Judge Thomas P. Quirk and wife Ramona, and Kenneth P. Quirk and wife Ava-Marie; nine grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and five stepdaughters, Trudy McKenzie, Johnette and husband Bryan Louviere, Terri and husband Shane Romero, Laura Nichols, and Paula and husband Cliff LeJeune. He has many, many friends throughout the community, state and country. In gratitude, the family would like to thank Southern Home Health Care and Southern Hospice. Visitation is 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, and from 10 a.m. Friday. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. The Rev. Clifton LeJeune and Rev. Brandon L. Lanier will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles P. Quirk III, Chris Nordan, Clayton Marcelle, Justin Welch, Judson McCann and Shane Romero. Honorary pallbearers will be Leo McGough, Arthur Gayle, Willis Gayle, Walter Lobdell and Earl Richard. Ruby Seefeld DEQUINCY — Ruby Seefeld, 79, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, in Jennings American Legion Hospital. Ms. Seefeld was born in DeQuincy, La., and lived most of her life in Westlake, La., where she worked for Caraway’s Pharmacy before moving back to DeQuincy, where she worked for Treme’s Auto Parts. She lived in Sulphur for a few years before moving to Golden Age of Welsh. Her grandchildren were the light of her life, and her hobbies included showing off pictures of them and reading her Bible and praying for family and friends. She leaves to cherish her memory one son, Craig Seefeld and wife Edith of Sulphur; two daughters, Donna Hanks and husband Billy of Merryville, and Kay McMillin and husband Mike of Welsh; grandchildren Scott Marcantel, Brandy, Chad and Justin McMillin; and three sisters, Myrtle King of Sulphur and Clara Williams and Trouble Henagan of DeQuincy. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mamie Marcantel; her husband, Earl Seefeld; and one brother, Lloyd Marcantel. Services will be at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 27, in New Hope Baptist Church of DeQuincy. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of Hixson-Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Scott Marcantel and Chad and Justin McMillin, and her nephews, Darrell and Jimmy Henagan and Mike Williams. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Amanda LaCombe and the entire family of Golden Age of Welsh. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Hope Baptist Church or the charity of one’s choice. Photo included with article