TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for SCHOUEST, GERALD JEFFERY 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Samart Funeral Home of Houma, La.

Died: Monday, June 13, 2016

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SCHOUEST, GERALD JEFFERY 
July 25, 1942 - June 13, 2016

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Gerald Jeffery Schouest, 73, a native and resident of Houma, passed away on 
June 13, 2016.

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Samart Funeral Home of 
Houma from 5pm - 9pm. Then Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Holy Rosary Catholic 
Church from 9am - 11am. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, June 
25, 2016 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, at 11am. 

Burial will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Malbrough Schouest; son, Dean Schouest; 
daughters, Monica Schouest Breaux, JackieBecnel and husband David, and Ann 
Marie Schouest Hebert; sister, Elizabeth Vaughn; grandchildren, Michael Breaux 
and wife Sarah, Hannah Becnel, Cassie Becnel, Dalton Becnel, Chandler Hebert, 
Lacey Hebert, Colby Hebert, Jordan Schouest and Taylor Schouest.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jefferson and Selma Schouest; and a 
sister, Dorothy Schouest.

Gerald was a member of the Board of Directors of the Terrebonne Sportsman 
League, a founding member of the Little Pass Fishing Club, and a member of the 
Louisiana Tarpon Club. He was an appointed member of the Ellender High School 
Parent Representative Committee and a member of the Terrebonne Parish School 
ERC Board. He was also a member and chairman of the Village East Volunteer Fire 
Department, and a member of the Terrebonne Parish Planning commission. His 
final volunteer commitment and his passion for life was with the Coastal Zone 
Management Board, where he was a not only a member but served as chairman. 
Gerald’s knowledge and love of our wetlands drove him to organize and 
participate in several wetland restoration projects for our parish.

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