ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: CROUERE, JOFFRE J. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Published on Friday, February 4, 2011 

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Joffre J. Crouere passed away Sunday Jan. 30, 2011, at the age of 92. 

His kindness, integrity, professionalism, and spirituality were obvious to all 
who knew him. Joffre will truly be missed and never be forgotten.

He is survived and loved dearly by his wife of 68 years, Mildred D'Aubert 
Crouere and his six children: Paulette Gamard, Patricia Denechaud, Katherine 
Lagarde, Jeanne Monsour, Suzanne Neal and Joffre Crouere, Jr., 20 grandchildren 
and 15 great-grandchildren.

Joffre, born Aug. 9, 1918, in New Orleans, was preceded in death by his parents, 
Paul and Rose Chalona Crouere; brother Paul Crouere and sister Jeanne Crouere 
Bader.

He graduated from Warren Easton High School in 1935 and LSU in 1941 with a 
Bachelor of Science in geology. He played three years as the starting shortstop 
for the varsity baseball team, helping the Tigers win their first SEC 
Championship in 1939. Twice he was named all-conference shortstop with a batting 
average well over .300.

Although he was recruited by several major league baseball teams, Joffre chose 
to enlist in the United States Army. Among his many assignments, he served as a 
navigator for trans-Atlantic transport missions for the Army Air Force. After 
the war, he remained in the Army Reserves obtaining the rank of colonel before 
leaving the service in 1951.

Joffre spent 60 years in the oil and gas business, working as a petroleum 
geologist and regional executive for the California Company, Mississippi River 
Fuel, and Woods Petroleum. After many years in the industry, Joffre became an 
independent consultant and formed his own company. In 1947, he was part of the 
team to make the first offshore oil discovery at the Main Pass, Block 69. 
Throughout his trailblazing career, Joffre enjoyed mentoring young geologists 
and working with them to build a vibrant oil and gas industry in Louisiana.

For several decades, Joffre was an active member of the Petroleum Club of New 
Orleans, New Orleans Country Club, the Pickwick Club, the Bienville Club and 
numerous carnival organizations. He was also a generous contributor to a variety 
of local and national Catholic charities.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 11 
a.m. today at Mary Queen of Peace Church, 1501 West Causeway Approach, 
Mandeville. Visitation will be held from 10 - 11 a.m. For the friends and family 
living on the south shore a Visitation will be held from 2-3 p.m. at Lake Lawn 
Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans followed by a prayer service 
in their chapel at 3 p.m. The burial ceremony will be private.

The family would like to thank the dedicated and caring staff of the skilled 
nursing unit at Christwood Retirement Community for their loving care of Joffre 
during the last three years.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Christwood Retirement Support 
Foundation, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, LA, 70433 or St. Andrew's Village, 
a faith- based community for adults with disabilities, P.O. Box 444, Abita 
Springs, LA

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