ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BORDELON, ALBERT 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Sunday, December 5, 2010

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BORDELON, ALBERT JOSEPH 
(February 3, 1945 - December 5, 2010)

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Albert Joseph Bordelon died at home on December 5, 2010 after a lengthy illness.

He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Lelong Bordelon and three brothers, Ron 
Bordelon, Gary Bordelon and Kenny Bordelon, as well as nieces, Katherine 
Bordelon Love, Jennifer Bordelon and Bond Bordelon and nephew, Christopher 
Bordelon.

Albert was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended St. Francis of Asissi 
School and graduated from Warren Easton High School. He was a veteran of the 
Vietnam War, serving as a Sergeant in the Air Force. He graduated from 
Southeastern University. Al worked for the LA State Office of Emergency 
Preparedness and Health and Hospitals in Baton Rouge, before retiring to 
Covington, LA.

At an early age he developed a love and respect for nature and for all of God's 
creatures. As an adult he became an environmentalist and naturalist and worked 
to preserve native plants and animals and to correct issues including the 
pollution of our water and habitat destruction. He was a Master Gardener and a 
member of the Folsom Native Plant Society, the Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society, 
the National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club.

Al was always ready to lend a helping hand to whom ever needed it, whether they 
were human or animal and he lived life to its fullest. He will be missed by his 
family and many friends.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral mass on 
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 
W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433. Visitation from 9:00 AM until service time. 
Interment in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to the American 
Cancer Society or the National Wildlife Federation. 

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