ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SELIGMAN, ALAIN ROBERT 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013 

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Alain Robert Seligman, 86, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.

Survivors include his daughter, Claudia E. Seligman. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Elizabeth Best Seligman; parents, 
Roger Adolphe Leonard Seligman and Jeanne Letitia David-Weill, both of Paris, 
and sisters, Marie-Claire Orlins and Martine Boileau.

The native of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, immigrated to the United States during 
World War II in 1940. He attended The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., and 
left during his senior year like most of his classmates to enlist in the 
service. Having enlisted in the French Navy as a 17-year-old, he was 
commissioned an officer and awarded his naval aviator wings just a year later. 
He subsequently was commissioned in the U.S. Navy, awarded a Distinguished 
Flying Cross and became a naturalized American citizen in 1952.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer 
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., and moved to Texas, working in the oil 
industry. In 1957, he moved to New Orleans and bought the old Canulette 
Shipyard, renaming it the Southern Shipbuilding Corporation. He remained 
president/chief executive officer until closure of the yard in 1993. He enjoyed 
shipbuilding and design, having designed and constructed a number of “firsts” 
in the shipbuilding industry.

During his retirement, he enjoyed engineering work with his daughter in her 
business. He was an avid snow skier, having raced downhill in the Harriman Cup 
and taught skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. He enjoyed cooking and always enjoyed 
trying new recipes.

He was a former member of the Krewe of Olympia, St. Tammany Economic 
Development Foundation, Association of Naval Aviation, the Rensselaer Alumni 
Board and several professional organizations.

Most of all, he will be remembered as a loving and caring father throughout his 
entire life.

The family thanks Drs. Rab, Salam, Sachdev and Kesler for their unyielding 
support.

Burial services will be private.

Contributions preferred to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, www.lbda.org.

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