ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: DELAHOUSSAYE, EDWARD A. III Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538 Died Monday, March 21, 2011 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. ======================================================================= DELAHOUSSAYE, Judge EDWARD A. III May 4, 1930 - March 21, 2011 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/stmary/obits/dateobits/2011/sm1103.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Judge Edward Anthony delaHoussaye, III passed away on March 21, 2011 at Franklin Foundation Hospital in Franklin, Louisiana after a short illness. Judge delaHoussaye was born May 4, 1930 in Franklin, the son of Edward A. delaHoussaye, Jr. and Heloise Fay delaHoussaye. He graduated from Hanson Memorial High School in Franklin in May of 1946. After graduation he enrolled in Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he obtained a Bachelor of Economics and Business Administration. Upon graduation from L.S.U. in 1951, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and entered as a special agent of the Office of Special Services, U.S.A.F., Korean Conflict. He was separated from the service in August of 1953 with the rank of First Lieutenant. Upon release from the Air Force, he entered Tulane University in September of 1953 and enrolled in the School of Law. He graduated in June of 1956 with LL.B. (Juris Doctor.) Having been admitted to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1956, he was also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; Judge delaHoussaye initially began the practice of law with his uncle, Malcolm delaHoussaye in New Orleans, Louisiana. In September of 1957, he returned home to Franklin to set up private practice. Judge delaHoussaye served as First Assistant District Attorney 16th Judicial District under former District Attorney Knowles Tucker from January 1, 1964 until he was appointed Judge of the 16th Judicial District Division "C" by Governor John McKeithen to succeed the Honorable Renee Hymel. His first Judicial oath of office was administered on April 1, 1966. Judge delaHoussaye was elected, without opposition beginning in July of 1966 and serving continuously until his retirement in 1994, having served a total of 28 years on the bench. Upon the retirement of Chief Justice Frank Summers in 1974, Judge delaHoussaye served a year on First Circuit Court of Appeals. Later he was appointed to serve as an Associate Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court for one cycle. After his retirement from the District Court Bench, Judge delaHousaye was appointed to serve as the Chief Appellate Judge for the Chitimacha Tribal Court for the Sovereign Nation of the Chitimacha. Judge delaHoussaye especially enjoyed the service he was able to render the Chitimacha people, as his mother, Heloise Fay delaHoussaye had been their first teacher on the reservation, and taught at the school there for her entire career. Judge delaHoussaye aslo served as an Associate Appellate Justice for Tunic-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana in Marksville and the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana in Elton. Judge delaHoussaye belonged to many civic, religious and professional organizations including the Church of the Assumption in Franklin, Louisiana, serving as a lector for 25 years; Knight of Columbus, Third and Fourth Degree; Belleview Golf and Country Club, where he has served as President; Boy Scouts of America, past Chairman of the Teche District and member of the Executive Board of the Evangeline Area Council; Sons of the American Revolution, including the Louisiana State and St. Mary Parish chapters; Democratic Executive Committee for the City of Franklin, where he served as past Chairman; Louisiana State University Alumni Association; Louisiana State, St. Mary Parish and American Bar Associations; from Law School, Phi Delta Phi Legal Faternity; Beta Theta Pi, a social fraternity; Phi Delta Phi, a legal fraternity; Tulane University Law Alumni; Tulane Newman Club, Tulane Law School; Delegate to Tulane Student Council and Moot Court Board of Tulane Law School. He is also listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" and Marquis "Who's Who in the South and Southwest," Twelfth Edition. Judge delaHoussaye was a graduate of the National College of State Trial Judges, Reno, Nevada, 1969; he served on the Council of Juvenile Court Judges, President, 1972; the Louisiana District Judges Association, President, 1974- 1975; member of the Governor's Committee on Judicial Salaries; member of the Committee to Draft Juvenile Code for the State of Louisiana; member of the Louisiana Law Institute, 1982-1986; member of the Board of Governors, Louisiana Judicial College; and moderator on numerous panel discussion groups for the Louisiana Judicial College. Judge delaHoussaye was preceded in death by his parents, Edward A. delaHoussaye, Jr. and Heloise Fay delaHoussaye. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Mary Kay Oakley of New Orleans, Louisiana; five daughters: Mary Downs delaHoussaye, of Lafayette, Louisiana; Jeanne delaHoussaye Sulzbach and her husband, Mark, of Houston, Texas; Heloise delaHoussaye LeBlanc and her husband, Matthew, of Franklin; Lisette delaHoussaye Foster of Franklin; and Adrienne Claire delaHoussaye of Lafayette, Louisiana; four grandsons: Edward Anthony LeBlanc of Portland, Oregon; Blake Foster, of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Cody Foster and his wife Jerica, of Jeanerette, Louisiana; and Christopher Sulzbach, of Houston, Texas; and one great-grandson, Landon Foster of Jeanerette, Louisiana, one sister, Heloise delaHoussaye Miars of Portland, Oregon and Luther "Gene" Foster of Franklin, Louisiana. The family wishes to especially acknowledge the Judge's beloved caregivers, Rene Freeman Stewart, Ginger Jones Mayeaux, Dana Kelly, Josie Boatman, Sophia Willis Sarah Guilbeau, and Tessa Williams. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to the Teche Area Boy Scouts of America, Hanson Memorial High School, or the American Cancer Society. Visitations will be from 6:00 P. M. until 9:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Ibert's Funeral Home in Franklin with a Rosary being prayed at 7:OO P.M. Visitation will resume on Thursday at 8:30 A.M at Ibert's until shortly before the funeral service. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 10:00 A. M. at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mass will be celebrated by Rev. Thomas Habetz, Rev. O'Neal Landry and Rev. Lloyd Benoit. Pallbearers will be the Judge's grandsons, Edward LeBlanc, Blake Foster, Cody Foster, and Christopher Sulzbach, and his sons-in-law Mark Sulzbach, Matthew LeBlanc and Gene Foster. A Private Family burial will follow the services. ===================