Clifford Louis Broussard

Funeral services will be held at an 11:30 am Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers on Bertrand Drive in Lafayette, Louisiana, for Clifford 'Cliff' Broussard, 68, who died Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Reverend Howard Blessing, Pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lafayette will be Celebrant of the Mass and conduct the funeral services. He is survived by two brothers, Warren Broussard and his wife, Joan and Sanford Broussard and his wife, Nellie of Baton Rouge; three sisters, Etta Pearl and her husband, Bernard Gauthier of Lafayette, Jeanette and her husband, Michael Touchet of Carencro, and Emma Broussard of Louisville, Kentucky. Other survivors include fifteen nieces and nephews and twenty-one great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Nathan and Beauta Robin Broussard of Duson, Louisiana. Visitation will be at Delhomme Funeral Home from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 and will continue on Wednesday from 9:00 am until funeral services. Burial will be private. A retired school teacher and longtime resident of Lafayette, Cliff Broussard was born in Duson, Louisiana. He attended Duson Elementary School and Judice High School, graduating from the latter in 1957. Following graduation from high school, Cliff served in the United States Navy for three years, returning to study Elementary Education at USL, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964; he subsequently earned a Master's degree in Educational Administration at LSU. Cliff served as an elementary school teacher at LeRosen Elementary in Lafayette and Duson Elementary in Duson until retirement. Following his retirement from teaching, he worked as a Health Services Technician for Mobile Health Test Services. Throughout his life, Cliff was an enthusiastic supporter of UL's athletic programs. A familiar presence at every home game, he was not only an avid fan with season tickets to all home games for the softball, baseball, football, basketball, and field-and-track teams, but frequently followed his beloved teams to their games away, however far from home. He had an encyclopedic store of knowledge of individual UL players' records as well as of their team records, spanning decades. Characteristically, Cliff was among a dedicated group of tireless UL fans who donated their time and labor to the beautification of the University's athletic playing field, painting structures and planting flower-beds. An avid gardener and flower enthusiast, he cultivated a varied garden year round and grew beautiful orchids. Having developed a deep interest in the culture and crafts of Native Americans of the Southwest, he painted many of the gourds harvested from his garden with Native American-inspired motifs and designs of his own invention. He also constructed a loom and taught himself to weave rugs in the manner of the Navahos, creating designs based on traditional patterns. During his many years as a Scoutmaster in the Evangeline Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, he became a skilled woodcarver, carving boxes which he presented to friends and family as gifts. As gregarious as he was creative, Cliff numbered among his numerous friends from near and far, not only sports fans, but also fellow teachers, former students and their children, gardeners, orchid fanciers, cattlemen, musicians, and lovers of nature. He made new friends wherever he went and never forgot his old ones, including childhood friends and old classmates. As a teacher, 4-H Club leader, Scoutmaster, sports fan, and loyal friend, he was as tireless in the service of others as he was boon companion with a heart of gold. He spread joy and laughter in every setting in which he found himself. His family, friends, and his neighbors will greatly miss Cliff Broussard. In gratitude, all donations should be made to Hospice of Acadiana, www.hospiceacadiana.com or 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503. Personal condolences may be sent to the Clifford 'Cliff' Broussard family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Clifford Louis Broussard

June 25, 1939 - August 4, 2007