TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for  LEBLANC, RENE, SR. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from April 29 to April 30, 2013

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LEBLANC, RENE, SR. 

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Rene P. LeBlanc Sr., 81, a native and resident of Larose, passed away at 7:34 
a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013, in Cut Off. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 
funeral time Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Larose. A Mass of 
Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, 

with burial in Holy Rosary Catholic Church cemetery in Larose.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Malm LeBlanc; sons, Kenneth LeBlanc and 
wife, Bonnie, and Rene "Boogie" LeBlanc Jr. and wife, Susan; daughters, Karen 
Pourbabaee and husband, Hassan, Connie Chiasson and husband, Ronald, and 
Adrienne Guidry and husband, James Jr.; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-
grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rene and Avialas Rodriguez LeBlanc; 
brother, Wade LeBlanc; and sisters, Daisy Fanguy, Gladys Sampey, Mildred 
Allemand, Wildred Robichaux and Rowena Claudet.

He was a founding member and board member of the Larose Civic Center and served 
in the U.S, Army for 2 years.
He was a member of the VFW and Knights of Columbus. He was an educator, 
basketball coach, principal and school board supervisor for the Lafourche 
Parish School System.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to the 
Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave. Seventh Floor, N.Y., N.Y. 
10001.

Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland is in charge of arrangements.

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