Troyer obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Troyer, Robert        13 Mar 2010    Mar 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  3/13/2010

TROYER, ROBERT
Robert William Troyer, 78, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Specialty
Hospital, Hammond. He was born November 18, 1931 in New Orleans.  An
attorney who practiced law in four Louisiana parishes: Orleans, Jefferson,
Livingston and Tangipahoa, Troyer most recently served as an indigent
defender representing the poor in criminal court cases.  He brought to the
court an intelligence and an ability honed at St. Paul's in Covington,
graduating from Fortier High School in New Orleans, studied pre-law at
Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, graduating from Loyola Law
School, New Orleans, in 1960.  At the outbreak of the Korean War, Troyer
volunteered to serve in the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to duty in
France. At the end of a four year hitch in the Air Force he returned to
Southeastern Louisiana University where he met and married his wife of 53
years, the former Marie Tucker of Ponchatoula, in 1956. The couple moved to
Ponchatoula in 1973.  Troyer led a rich life of service in Ponchatoula, in
addition to practicing law there. He served as city attorney under the
administration of Mayor Charles Gideon: established a sister city exchange
program for students and adults with Fontanil, France; founded a local
historical society, and co-founded the Ponchatoula Poetry Society, the
Krewe of Erin, and the Mayor's Committee for a Better Ponchatoula. Troyer
was a society and travel columnist for The Ponchatoula Times.  He was
preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Troyer and Nona Smith Troyer, and
a brother Gordon Troyer Jr.  He is survived by his wife, Marie, and their
son Matthew and his wife Kety.  Visitation is at the Harry McKneely & Son
Funeral Home in Ponchatoula from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Monday,
March 15, 2010. Retired Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court John Dahmer and
Publisher of The Ponchatoula Times Bryan T. McMahon will offer eulogies at
11:00 a.m.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in
Robert Troyer's name to the American Cancer Society, 2605 River Rd., New
Orleans, LA 70121.  An on-line guest book is available at
www.harrymckneely.com.

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