Seaward obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Seaward, Martha Robertson    27 Nov 2003    Nov, 2003    Don Johnson
Seaward, Richard F., Sr.     21 Apr 2002    Apr, 2002    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  11/27/2003
SEAWARD, MARTHA ROBERTSON  "MARTY"  

A professor of business technology at Southeastern Louisiana University and a 
resident of Hammond, she died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home. She was 58 
and a native of Columbus, Miss. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 
Hammond, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m., 
conducted by the Rev. Leon Dunn. Interment in Holly Gardens Cemetery. Survived 
by a son, Richard F. Seaward IV, Mandeville; a stepson, Richard F. Seaward Jr., 
Klamath Falls, Ore.; two grandchildren, 61/2-year-old Olivia Alexandria Seaward 
and 2-year-old Kelby Sean Seaward; a brother, Fredrick Allen Robertson, Columbus; 
a niece, Shannon Colavolpe Snowden, Saltillo, Miss.; and a nephew, Joseph 
Colavolpe, Tupelo, Miss. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard F. Seaward; 
parents, Milton and Virgie Olivia Davis Robertson; and a sister, Gayla Robertson 
Colavolpe. She earned her doctorate in education in August 1976, was recognized 
in the "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," was a member of the Hammond Business 
& Professional Club and Phi Delta Kappa since 1973 and co-founder of the 
Southeast Spouse Abuse Clinic.  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  4/21/2002
SEAWARD, RICHARD F., SR. 

Richard F. Seaward Sr., a retired mechanical engineer who had served as the 
city's building inspector for seven years, died at his home in Hammond on 
Friday following an extended illness. He was 88. He was a long-time proponent 
of zoning and planning, both in the city of Hammond and in the parish, because 
it was his experience that zoning protected the property owner. Through his 
consulting firm, Seaward Associates, he championed homeowners' rights when he 
performed building inspections for banks and attorneys, as well as appraisals 
for various clients. He also served as an expert witness on building code 
regulations in the 21st and 22nd district courts, federal court and Hammond City 
Court. Seaward was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hammond, the 
North Carolina Society of Engineers and the Southern Building Code Congress 
International. He was a former member of the Governor's Regional Planning 
Commission and former member of the board of directors of the Building Officials 
Association of Louisiana. He was also a former member and past president of the 
Tangipahoa Parish Planning Commission. He was a 60-year member of the Masonic 
Order, first in Walhalla Lodge No. 66 AF & M, Charleston, S.C., in 1955, and 
then in Hammond, as a member and former Past Grand Master of No. 160 F&AM 
Livingston Lodge. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean 
War. The Navy presented him with two medals for bravery for saving the lives of 
two crewmen who were drowning. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Marty 
Robertson Seaward, Ed.D. of Hammond; two sons, R.F. Seaward Jr. of Los Angeles 
and Richard Seaward IV of Mandeville; and two grandchildren. A native of 
Jacksonville, Fla., he was preceded in death by his father and mother, Richard 
and Maude Jeffcoat Seaward, and his baby sister, Lois Seaward of Jacksonville. 
Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 
Hammond. The Rev. Ricky Willis, pastor of First United Methodist Church, will 
conduct the service at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel. A private 
burial service will follow. The Seaward family has requested that memorial 
gifts be given to the building fund at First United Methodist Church, 2200 
Rue Denise, Hammond, 70403, in lieu of flowers

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