THOMAS DE LA BRETONNE Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 21 Mar 2005 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ============================= March 17. 2005 12:42PM Thomas de la Bretonne [Photo] Thomas H. "Tommy" de la Bretonne, 55, a lifelong resident of Houma, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, of a massive heart attack. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. He is survived by two sisters, Joan Faust and Mary Jane Chapman; two nephews; and three nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archibald Sargeant de la Bretonne and Marjorie Trahan de la Bretonne. He was a relief pharmacist for Rouses Supermarkets and a longtime local musician. He was a graduate of Terrebonne High School and Northeast Louisiana University School of Pharmacy. He practiced as a pharmacist for 30 years at several Houma pharmacies, including Terrebonne General Medical Center, K&B Drugstore, Rite-Aid and Rouses. A musician at heart, he was perhaps best known as saxophonist for the Houma-Terrebonne Community Band and the Bayou Saxophone Ensemble. He especially loved jazz and was a frequent visitor to the Jazz Festival and various French Quarter festivals. He was a member of the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society, the National Rifle Association and was a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Houma-Terrebonne Community Band, P.O. Box 1743, Houma, LA 70361. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.