Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MORAN, WILLIAM BERTRAND August 1, 2016
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News Star World - August 05, 2016
WILLIAM BERTRAND MORAN

William B. "Bill" Moran, Sr. passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016. Bill was 
born in Longview, TX on Oct 11, 1932, the eldest of seven children of Martin 
and Ruth Bertrand Moran. He married Jean Rainer Moran on March 26, 1962 in 
Monroe, LA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and brother Bryan. He is 
survived by his children, Robert W (Andi) Moran of Choudrant, LA, Emily Ruth 
Bianchini (Ronald, Jr.) of Pittsburgh, PA and William B Moran, Jr of Monroe, 
LA. He is also survived by siblings Dan (Ida) Moran of Baton Rouge, Tom (Mary) 
Moran of Lafayette, Jean O'Connell of Thousand Oaks, CA, Maureen (Billy) Barron 
of Annandale, NJ and Ruth Ann Jayko of Philadelphia, PA and Brother-in-law Tom 
Rainer (Sandy) of Shreveport. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Paul 
(Brooke) Moran of Tyler, TX and Elaina, Elizabeth and Emilia Bianchini of 
Pittsburgh, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was raised in Shreveport, graduated from St. John's High School (Loyola 
College Prep) in 1950 and attended St. Louis University and Louisiana State 
University from which he graduated in 1955 with a degree in Petroleum 
Engineering. Upon graduation, he went to work with Halliburton as an engineer 
until 1961 with a three year interruption when he served in the US Air Force as 
a tanker pilot.

He then entered the oil and gas business as owner of Trident Oil and Gas 
Corporation. He also had interests in real estate, motels, radio stations, and 
an oil products wholesaler. After retiring in 2000, he started volunteering two 
days a week at St. Vincent dePaul Community Pharmacy, a service he continued 
until his death.

He was involved in Republican politics for many years, being a delegate to the 
1976 Kansas City and 1980 Detroit National Conventions. Under Governor Dave 
Treen, he was a member of the State Mineral Board from 1980 to 1984, serving as 
Chairman 1982 to 1984.

He was a long time active member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish Catholic Church, 
and was awarded the Diocesan Service Award for the Parish in 2004.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Vincent 
dePaul Community Pharmacy, 502 Grammont St., Monroe, LA 71207.

Like his wife, Bill donated his body to LSU Medical School to assist in the 
education of future doctors. A memorial mass will be held at a date yet to be 
determined, and a notice will be published here.

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