St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Andrus, William Louis March 19, 1890
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The Opelousas Courier (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, March 22, 1890, Image 1

Obituary.
Died, in New Orleans, March 19, 1890, William Louis Andrus, aged 21 years, 4 
months, and 12 days, eldest son of Mentor Andrus and Philomene Pothier.

"I don't wish to die, but I am ready to die." These were his last words. To 
those who knew him well, this utterance is a perfect description of his 
character. There was nothing in his past life to inspire fear of death, 
while affection for family and friends filled him with regret at parting 
from them forever.

It is only a few months ago he left his Grand Coteau home to pursue his 
studies at the Medical School in New Orleans. How little did he imagine that 
he was taking a final leave of the loved ones whose hopes went with him as 
he bade them adieu!

The purity of his character, his noble sentiments, his high respect for the 
wishes of his parents, his ambition to carve out for himself a useful and an 
honorable life, his devotion to duty - all gave promise of a bright future. 
But death which loves a shining mark has shattered the vase; and bleeding 
hearts mourn his untimely taking off. Just twenty one years old - at that 
age when he had reached the eminence where the horizon seems so bright and 
promising!

Of a modest and retiring disposition, it was reserved to those alone who 
enjoyed his intimate acquaintance to appreciate the fine traits of his 
character. Whether in the family circle, where his gentleness, kindness of 
heart and unselfishness made him a favorite with parents, brothers and 
sisters, or in the school room, where he enjoyed in the highest degree the 
esteem and friendship of teachers and companions, or, in maturer life, in 
his associations with young or old, he was in all places and at all times a 
shining light, an example of the true, the beautiful and the good in 
character. It was not surprising that the President of St. Charles College 
should have thought proper, over his remains, to speak in eloquent terms of 
his past life. He had known him as a child, a youth, and a man; and there 
was naught that could be recalled but what reflected honor.

His death is a loss to the community in which he lived; for of such none can 
be spared: how shall we speak of the void in the family circle? May the 
sweet memories of his short life lighten their sorrow; and may they look 
upon death as the opening door into a better world.
A FRIEND.

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