TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for PORTIER, GERALD    

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from October 4 to October 5, 2013

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PORTIER, GERALD  

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Gerald Charles Portier, 78, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Fairhope, 
Ala., passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. 

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until funeral time Wednesday at Wolfe-Bayview 
Funeral Home in Fairhope, Ala. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday 
at the funeral home. A memorial Mass will be held at St. John's Catholic Church 
in Thibodaux later this month. 

Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux at a later time. 

He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Patricia Stickney Portier, of 
Fairhope, Ala.; brothers, Walter (Vivian) Portier, Richard (Dilly) Portier and 
Huey (Bernadette) Portier; sisters, JoAnne (Harvey) Perque, Rose Marie Crochet 
and Carolyn (Joseph) Poole; and numerous nieces, nephews, and many other 
relatives and friends. 
Gerry was the son of Abdon Walter and Elizabeth Marie Ledet Portier. 

He graduated from Thibodaux College High School in 1952 and subsequently from 
LSU in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army for 21 years as a field artillery 
officer and retired from active duty Jan. 12, 1978, at the rank of lieutenant 
colonel. While on active duty, he served in combat operations in Vietnam and 
was the recipient of a number of military awards, including the Legion of 
Merit, three Bronze Star Medals, the Air Medal and two Meritorious Service 
Medals. 
Following his military service, he worked for 13 years in senior management 
positions, both in Washington, D.C., and in Saudi Arabia, with an international 
management services firm. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Little Sisters of the 
Poor, 1655 McGill Ave., Mobile, AL. 

Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope, Ala., is in charge of arrangements. 

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