ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SCHAUS, RICHARD LEE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died Friday, December 31, 2010

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SCHAUS, RICHARD LEE 
(December 3, 1925 - December 31, 2010)

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Richard Lee Schaus passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010.

Beloved husband of 63 years to the late Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Schaus; father of 
Daniel R. Schaus and the late Leeann Schaus Fluegel; grandfather to Richard 
Jason Schaus, John Bradley Schaus and his wife Monica and Whitney Schaus; step 
grandfather to Matthew Neal, and his wife Kira; great-grandfather to twins, 
Daniel and Madelyn Schaus; and step great-grandfather to Kaya Neal. Besides his 
wife and daughter, he was preceded in death by his mother, Mable Stokes Schaus; 
and his father, Victor Schaus.

Age 85 years, he was a native of Newport, RI and a resident of Mandeville, LA 
for the past eleven years. He attended San Diego State College and was a World 
War II Veteran having served in the United States Navy, where he served on the 
USS Marshall and volunteered as a Rescue Swimmer. He was employed with Teledyne 
Ryan Aeronautical Company from 1950 to 1972; with Spartan Aviation until 1974; 
and with Dresser Industries from 1974 until his retirement in 1991, having 
retired as Executive Vice-President and General Manager. While with Dresser 
Industries, he was recognized as a Charter Member of The National Management 
Association, Dresser-Alexandria Chapter. In 1985 he was selected as an Honorary 
Economic Development Ambassador in the State of Louisiana. He served on the 
Board of Directors of Rapides General Hospital, Rapides Bank and Trust and First 
Commerce Corporation all of Alexandria, LA. A founding member of Northcross 
United Methodist Church, he was also an honorary lifetime member of the Rotary 
Club of Mandeville, where he is a Paul Harris Fellow.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services 
on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Northcross United Methodist Church, 
311 Hwy 21, Madisonville, LA 70447.

Visitation AT THE CHURCH on Monday will begin at 9:00 AM. Interment will follow 
in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to St. Tammany Memorial 
Cancer Fund, 1125 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste.2, Mandeville, LA 70471.

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