ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LEGENDRE, PAMELA ANN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died: Friday, February 19, 2016

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LEGENDRE, PAMELA ANN 
August 27, 1953 - February 19, 2016

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Pamela Ann Legendre passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 in her home in 
Covington, Louisiana at the age of 62. 
She was born in Hotel Dieu on August 27, 1953 growing up in New Orleans and in 
Little Farms. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Oneal and Rita Legendre and is 
survived by her siblings Patty (Charlie) Justice, Steve (Gigi) Legendre, 
Charlie (Jane) Legendre, and Celeste (Tommy) Thompson. She is also survived by 
her loving nieces and nephews Anne Yvette and Rick Legendre, Oneal (Tiffany) 
and Michael (Kelsey) Legendre, Will and Olivia Thompson, and Caitlin and 
Baldwin Justice. 
Pam attended Saint Matthew the Apostle elementary school and graduated from 
Dominican High School in 1972. She attended Spring Hill College for one year 
and then went on to the University of New Orleans where she would earn Bachelor 
degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance and Master Degrees in Piano 
and Drama. 
Pam developed into an exceptional pianist, accompanist, vocal coach and 
conductor holding musical and choral director positions at the University of 
New Orleans, Loyola University, Tulane University, Tulane Summer Lyric Theater, 
St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church and Le Petit Threatre du Vieux Carre among 
others. Pam also conducted the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in its Family 
Discovery Series and Nutcracker ballet productions. In the words of one of her 
colleagues, Pam was “an institution in New Orleans musical theater.” 
In 2001, Pam left the city to become the artistic director for The Corps of 
Discovery, A Musical Journey, an opera commissioned by the University of 
Missouri. She would later take on teaching positions at the University of 
Missouri and at Columbia Catholic School. Recognized as a demanding teacher and 
exacting conductor, she was equally noted for her character, care and concern 
for others and for her disarming wit. For the last two years, Pam has served 
joyfully as a music teacher and choral director at Saint Scholastica Academy in 
Covington.

A funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel on the Saint 
Scholastica campus, 122 S. Massachusetts St., Covington, LA 70433 at noon on 
Saturday, February 27, 2016. Visitation will be held from 10 AM until noon.

Pam’s family would like to thank the Saint Scholastica Academy School community 
for embracing her as family in her brief tenure.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint Scholastica Academy.

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