James W. Hale

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for James W. Hale, 67, who died Saturday, April 19, 2008. Reverend Mario Romero, Associate Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, will officiate the funeral services. Interment will take place in Rose Hill Cemetery in New Iberia, LA Mr. Hale, a native of New Iberia, was the son of the late Widney Hale and the former, Jean Elsworth. Jim was a beloved husband to his wife and soul-mate, Carol, of 7 years, a loving father to his two children, Lisa and Kevin, and a proud grandfather. He was very much a 'people person' and loved and was loved by all who knew him. He was a very loving and devoted friend to many, and treated everyone with equal dignity and respect. Words cannot express the type of person Jim was or what he was like. Jim was an adventurer, a modern day Renaissance man of sorts, who enjoyed life to the fullest at all times, loved being in the mountains of Montana, and looked forward to his many hunting expeditions that he took with his family and friends. He was a very hard worker, a wonderful storyteller, an avid hunter and fisherman, a talented photographer, a lover of nature and wildlife, and a writer and lover of poetry, if only to name a few. Jim was a wonderful conversationalist who could hold the attention of anyone who listened. He was a very inquisitive person, who always seemed interested in knowing the 'why' about the happenings of the world and universe around us. He was a 'Jim' of all trades, and put his whole heart into everything that he did. It seems that once he put his mind into it, there was nothing that Jim could not figure out. His carpentry skills were superb and enjoyed working with his hands. His love and respect for nature inspired him to build his greatest, most treasured work of art: his log cabin that he and his son, Kevin, built some 27 years ago in Polebridge, MT. Jim was a Physics major while attending SLI (now known as The University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Northfork Preservation Association. Jim touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife, Carol F. Hale of Lafayette; daughter, Lisa Gallagher and husband, Phil of Aransas Pass, TX; son, Kevin Hale of Nolenville, TN; grandchildren, J. P. Gallagher of Aransas Pass, TX, Shawn and Danielle' Davis of Winter Park, FL; his sister, Dorothy Martin of Saucier, MS He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers Richard and David Hale. The family requests that visiting hours be observed Tuesday, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and continue Wednesday from 8:00 am to time of service. A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:00 pm in the funeral home. Pallbearers will include Robert 'Mac' McJimsey, Rodney Savoy, Phil Norse, Jimmy Sons, Kevin Hale, Larry Hurst, Shawn Davis, J. P. Gallagher and Phil Gallagher. In place of flowers for James W. Hale, the family is requesting for donations to go The Center for the Study of Macular Degeneration, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of CA, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5060. Personal condolences may be sent to the Hale family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

James W. Hale

December 5, 1941 - April 19, 2008