TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for AUTHEMENT, CORTLYN   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from March 14 to March 15, 2013

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AUTHEMENT, CORTLYN 

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Cortlyn Matthew Authement, 23, a native of Thibodaux, and resident of Dana 
Point, Calif., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

A private memorial service will be on Saturday.

He is survived by his parents, Christopher and Cherisse Vidrine Authement; 
grandparents, Raphael and Evelyn Guillot Vidrine; aunts and uncles, Larry and 
Patrice Vidrine Ledet, Douglas and Christina Baker Vidrine, Kathy Authement 
Rudisill, Tommy Authement and Gregory Authement; cousins, Trey and Patrick 
Ledet and Lane Vidrine.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Norman and Juliet Rhodes 
Authement.

Cortlyn was a 2007 graduate of Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts 
in Natchitoches and a 2011 graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. Upon 
graduation, Cortlyn taught English as a second language in Seoul, South Korea, 
and was employed as an ACT/SAT test prep instructor. Cortlyn was a gifted 
writer with a passion for philosophy and literature.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to Louisiana 
School for Math, Science and the Arts Foundation, 715 University Parkway, 
Natchitoches, La. 71457, or Pomona College, Office of Donor Relations, 550 
North College Avenue, Claremont, Calif. 91711.

Brown Colonial Mortuary in Santa Ana, Calif., is in charge of arrangements.

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