TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for BOURGEOIS, RUDY 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Aug. 26 to Aug. 27, 2015

Died: Friday, Aug. 21, 2015

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BOURGEOIS, RUDY 

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Rudy Peter Bourgeois, 84, a native of Raceland and longtime resident of Baton 
Rouge, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. 

Rudy donated his body to Tulane Medical School to help further medical 
research. 

A Memorial Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Saturday, Aug. 29, 
at St. Patrick Catholic Church at 12424 Brogdon Lane in Baton Rouge. A Memorial 
Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. 

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Paula Winter Bourgeois; daughter and 
son-in-law, Cindy and Butch Peno, of Baton Rouge; son and daughter-in-law, Tony 
and Kim Bourgeois, of Prairieville; and son, Andy Bourgeois, of Baton Rouge; 
grandson and wife, Justin and Charlotte Peno, of St. Francisville; 
granddaughters, Emily and Claire Bourgeois, of Prairieville; great-
granddaughters, Joey and Eleanor Peno, of St. Francisville; brother, Bobby and 
wife, Sally, of Lafayette; brother, Glenn and wife, Bernice, of Raceland; 
sister-in-law, Era Jean Bourgeois, of Raceland; and numerous cousins, nieces, 
nephews and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Pearl Bourgeois, of 
Raceland; brother, Gerald, of Raceland; brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and 
Garnet Picou Bourgeois, of Houma; and granddaughter, Jill Peno, of Baton Rouge. 

Rudy was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict. 
He was a 1958 graduate of the University Of Mississippi School Of Pharmacy and 
a registered pharmacist for 55 years. He was a past president of the Capitol 
Area Pharmaceutical Association and he received the Billy Middleton Award. He 
volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul Pharmacy and Pat's Coats for Kids. 
Rudy was a founding member and longtime usher at St. Patrick Catholic Church in 
Baton Rouge. 

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff of Charlie's Place, the 
caregivers of Bridgeway Healthcare and Hospice, and the nurses, social workers 
and staff of Nottingham Regional Rehab Center for their care and compassion for 
Rudy. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in his name 
to: Charlie's Place Respite Center of Baton Rouge, 3772 North Blvd., Baton 
Rouge, LA 70806 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, 
Memphis, TN 38105. 

U.S. Army 
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