ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: MCMANUS, TED Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, La. Died: Thursday, November 3, 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. ======================================================================= MCMANUS, TED December 8, 1957 - November 3, 2011 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/stmary/obits/dateobits/2011/sm1111.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Ted M. McManus, 53, a Eunice native and Morgan City resident, died Thursday at his residence. McManus was a longtime Daily Review Reporter and Editor. In addition to his 30-years in the daily newspaper industry - where he served as sports editor, reporter and managing editor at The Daily Review - McManus recently had expanded his career to include freelance writer and novelist in his repertoire. McManus received numerous Louisiana Press Association awards in the best regular column, best continuing coverage of an event, best feature story, outstanding investigative reporting and best feature photo categories. More recently, he received the Meritorious Service Award from the Atchafalaya Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute at its annual banquet in April 2010. McManus penned "Pioneers, Heroes, Innovators," a 60-plus-year history of Petroleum Helicopters Inc., which was published this summer. He most recently was employed as a health, safety, security and environmental administrative assistant at Crown Oilfield Services in Bayou Vista. McManus is survived by his wife Bonnie of Morgan City; his daughter, Megan Leonard of Lafayette; and two sisters. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Morgan City. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in the Morgan City Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, LA. ===================