CLIFTON GIROIR, Sr. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 27 Sep 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. ============================= September 18. 2005 1:36AM Clifton Giroir, Sr. [Photo] Clifton "Pop" Francis Giroir Sr., 90, a native of Bayou Black and resident of Houma, died at 3:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon-day at Chau-vin Funeral Home and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial in St. Fran-cis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. He is survived by two sons, Clifton "Pookie" Giroir Jr. and wife, Sue, of Houma and Deacon Charles "Chuck" Giroir and wife, Margaret, of Thibodaux; one daughter, Linda G. Breaux and husband, Sam, of Houma; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Arceneaux Giroir; his parents, Jean Sylvester Giroir and Adline Breaux Giroir; one brother, Milton Giroir; and one sister, Rose Giroir Guidry Domangue. He was a retired food-store and restaurant owner and a World War II veteran. He was a chief petty officer with the U.S. Navy. He received commendations from Rear Adm. J.D. Price for outstanding duty. He was also a member of the Terrebonne Art League and a past commander of VFW Post No. 3700. He was very active in the VFW and American Legion and in 1948 was the first recipient of the Terrebonne Citizenship award. He was a very gifted and talented man. He was a parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.