Irvin Lee Gauthier
(April 7, 1940 – April 3, 2012)
Funeral services for Irvin will take
place at the Bayou Rouge Baptist Church of Evergreen on Thursday, April 5,
2012, beginning at 10:00am with Rev. David Trimbur officiating. Visitations
will be held at the Escudé Funeral Home of Cottonport on Wednesday, April 4,
2012, beginning at 5:00pm and will last until services on Thursday morning.
Burial services will commence at the First Baptist Cemetery of Cottonport.
Irvin Gauthier, age 71, passed away at
Rapides Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He is preceded in
death by his parents, Euris & Lillie Redmon Gauthier. He is survived by his
wife, Elaine Hukins Gauthier of Cottonport; children, Christine & husband
David Campbell of Sunset, Sheila & husband Dwight Juneau of Baton Rouge;
step-children, Chad & wife Sherry Hukins of Hessmer, Sheila & husband
Jamie Aymond of Marksville; sisters, Myrtle & husband B.F. Lemoine of
Simmesport, Shirlene Armand of Cottonport; brothers, Marvin & wife Lou Ann
Gauthier of Bunkie, Russell & Pam Gauthier of Cottonport, Gene Gauthier of
Hessmer; also fourteen grandchildren & two great-grandchildren.
Services and arrangements are under
the direction of Escudé Funeral Home.
Source: Escude Funeral Home
Pelican Footnote:
An original member of the James Gang, Irvin's
family lived across from EHS (Hwy.29) for many years. Everyone knew his
dad as a first-class mechanic and Irvin followed in his dad’s footsteps.
Until we built our home on
the
Being close in age and location, he and I became friends prior to entering
school. It was some of the best of times and our friendship continued through
the years.
Click
here for Irvin with his first grade classmates in 1946-47. This class
became the last class to graduate from EHS in 1958.
Click
here for a picture of five of the original James Gang members at the home
of Georgie Galland Gremilion Dauzat.
The picture included a
certificate (spoof) presented to our host by gang members. It read
as follows:
James Gang - WANTED in Evergreen,
Click here for the
entry of his repair shop in the Evergreen Business Page. It includes
information and several pictures and is dated
Click here for www.evergreenla.org Gains
Visibility Through Tag Lines - pictures of locations of tag lines taken in
June/July, 2009, including the one installed at his shop.
Click here for a story and picture of one of my last visits
to his shop in October, 2010. When I repeated my graves preparations in
2011, I visited with him at his home in Cottonport - his shop had been closed.
Click here for Ed giving eulogy at Irvin’s funeral service
at
Remarks
include what life was like in Evergreen – Dorsey Williams, Billy West…The Great
Train Robbery – God, Church, Family, School, Community.
I
will miss my friend. The fond memories of him will remain forever with us.
My condolences to his family at this time of sorrow.
Peace,
Ed Dugas