GLADYS GUARISCO Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 18 Nov 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. ============================= November 11. 2005 12:26PM Gladys Guarisco Gladys Mire Guarisco, 72, a native of Morgan City and resident of Thibodaux, died at 4:22 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, after battling cancer for two years. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Monday at St. John Catholic Church in Thibodaux. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Blaise "Bill" A. Guarisco; three sons, David Paul Guarisco of Orlando, Fla., William John Guarisco of Thibodaux and Thomas Marshall Guarisco of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Christine von Braun of Andover, Mass.; five grandchildren, David Paul Guarisco Jr. of Orlando, Kathleen Renee' Guarisco and Parker Rose Guarisco of Baton Rouge and Katie Elizabeth and Christoph Maximilian von Braun of Andover; five sisters, Carmen Guarisco of Morgan City, Doris Guzzino of Austin, Texas, Merle Groce of Houston, Nina Hidalgo of Bastrop, Texas and Elaine Hilliard of Innis, Texas; and two brothers, Gerald Mire of Hawthorne, Calif., and Donald Mire of Amelia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Angeline Mire; one son, Timothy James Guarisco; one sister, Carolyn Goulas; and one brother, Neil Mire. She was an artist and long-time volunteer for the disabled. She was known locally as an accomplished water colorist. Her gentle paintings of indigenous Louisiana blossoms and country scenes still hang in homes and offices around the United States and in Europe. She was also an avid gardening enthusiast who drew inspiration from the flowers and plants in her own garden. She studied art under the late Lula Ameen, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree from Nicholls State University in 1986, graduating cum laude. For several years she taught watercolor painting and drawing. She was an active volunteer with the Peltier-Lawless Development Center, sharing her time with developmentally disabled children and adults. She was recognized numerous times for her volunteer work, most notably in 1996 when she was honored by the American Association on Mental Retardation as its Humanitarian of the Year for the region, which covers six states. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the St. Anne's Indian Mission-Klagetoh, c/o Brother John Hotstream, Unit 50, HC 58, Box 90, Ganado, AZ 86505 Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.