ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: MORALES, GERMAN E. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Serenity Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Sunday, March 1, 2015

======================================================================= 
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml
======================================================================= 

MORALES, GERMAN E. 
April 24, 1928 - March 01, 2015

==========
A photo is available for this file. Please go to
http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2015/st1503.htm 
and click to view list of photos.
==========

Deacon German Ernesto Morales, age 86, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, 
March 1, 2015. 

He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Eliana Mondaca de Morales. 
Devoted father of Herman Morales, Louis Morales (Deborah), Gregory Morales 
(Jody), Maria Morales Eisenhardt (late Floyd), Paul Morales, and Patricia 
Morales. Brother to Beatrice Morales de Acosta. Loving Grandfather of Maggie 
Morales, Jason Morales, Erica Eisenhardt, Richard Morales, Gregory Morales, 
Emily Mire, Richie Mocklin and Morgan Paternostro and also survived by many 
beloved nieces and nephews. 

Deacon Ernesto was preceded in death by his parents Pablo Morales Colmenares 
and Maria Soleded Alvarado Acosta de Morales, his daughter Pamela Morales and 
siblings Hernando Morales, Alvaro Morales, Pablo Morales, and Teresa Morales de 
Bolivar. Born in Bogota, Colombia on April 24,1928, Deacon Ernesto moved to 
Santiago, Chile in 1951 to attend the Universidad de Chile to finish his 
studies in Architecture. He worked for the Rockefeller Foundation until moving 
to Louisiana in 1964 were he worked on such projects as the Rivergate, Federal 
Building, and The Louisiana Superdome. In the late 70’s he began working at 
Avondale Shipyard and retired from Northrop Grumman Ship System in 2008. He was 
proud of his work with Naval projects like the Nimitz-class Super carrier USS 
Ronald Reagan CVN-76 and USS New York LPD-21 (The 9/11 Ship). 
He and his wife traveled the country extensively while presenting Marriage 
Encounter retreats from 1979 to 1984. Ernesto became the first Hispanic 
Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of New Orleans when ordained on December 
12, 1987. While assigned to the Hispanic Apostolate he served many parishes 
including St. Jerome Church in Kenner, Our Lady of Divine Providence Church in 
Metairie and St. Julian Eymard Church in Algiers. He moved to Covington in 2008 
were he served at St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church in Abita Springs.

A Memorial Mass will be held on the Northshore, Saturday March 7, 2015 at 2:00 
pm at St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, 72040 Maple Street, Abita Springs, 
LA. A second Memorial Mass will take place on the Southshore, with Archbishop 
Aymond presiding, on Saturday March 14, 2015 at 12:00 noon at The Hispanic 
Apostolate, 2525 Maine Ave., Metairie LA 70003. 

A private interment will take place at a later time. 

In lieu of flowers donations preferred to The Hispanic Apostolate.

===================