Obituaries:  Charles Gordon Cloutier, Sr., Sabine Parish       C-436
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 16, 1980
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Charles Gordon Cloutier, Sr.

  Funeral Mass for Charles Gordon Cloutier, Sr., was celebrated
Monday, Oct. 6, at 10:30 a.m., at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
in Shreveport, followed by burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Father
Gerald Foley, pastor, officiated, assisted by Msgr. Carson
LaCaze, a former pastor, Father Phillip Postell, S. J., Mrs.
Cloutier's nephew, and two of her cousins, Msgr. John C.
Vandegaer, and Father Edward Buvens, S. J. Rosary was recited at
7 p.m., on Oct. 5, at Osborn's Funeral Home.

  Mr. Cloutier died at Schumpert Hospital on Oct. 3, after a brief
illness.

  He is survived by his wife, Theresa Andries Cloutier, and four
children; major Charles Gordon Cloutier, Jr., of Doyline, Mrs.
Marilyn Lelong of Mobile, Alabama, Mrs. Sylvia Clark of Dallas,
Tx., and Mrs. Sara Looney of Fairfax, Virginia; one brother, P.
A. Cloutier of Campti, and seven grandchildren.

  Mr. Cloutier was principal of Fisher High School, and Campti
High School at one time. He was married to the former Teresa
Andries, a native of Many. Mr. Cloutier served with various
federal state, and local governmental agencies for 45 years. He
was District Supervisor for Vocational Rehabilitation for 21
years, the joined the Caddo Parish Welfare Dept. as Community
Work and Training Coordinator of the Title V Program of the
Economic Opportunity Act. He retired in 1969, as Supervisor of
the Caddo Parish Welfare Department's work incentive program for
the Division Employment Security.

  He is a life member of the National Rehabilitation Association,
a member of the Louisiana Rehabilitation Association, the
National Education Association, and the Louisiana Retired
Teachers Association. He was a member of the Board of directors
of the Community Council for Caddo and Bossier Parishes, for
several years, chairing and serving on numerous committees.

  Pallbearers were Mr. Sam DeFatta, Mr. John Lotspeich, Mr. Arnold
Falk, Mr. T. B. Ligon, Mr. Joe Vance, Mr. Hubert Moreau, Mr. W.
T. Lestage, and Mr. Bubba Readhimer.

  The family of Mr. Cloutier requests that any memorials be made
to the scholarship fund of Jesuit High School in his name.