Jane Fiero

Jane Wallace Fiero passed away on the evening of Sunday, November 9, 2014 at her home in Lafayette. She was born Jane MacDonald Wallace on March 23, 1943, in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Francis Wallace, Sr. (1905-1991) and Margaret Copeland Wallace (1908-2001), the youngest of their three children. Shortly after Jane's birth, the family moved from Columbia to Montevallo, Alabama, thence to Lafayette. Jane graduated from Lafayette High School in 1961 and earned her BA in English from LSU. She continued her studies at UL-Lafayette in 1972, where she completed an MA, also in English. For a time, Jane and a lifelong friend, Martha Tolson Griggs, operated Page One, a medical transcription service, but she ultimately made her career as a teacher, first as a teaching assistant at UL, followed by two years at Teurlings Catholic High School. She returned to UL and remained employed there for close to two decades, first as an adjunct and then as a fulltime Instructor of English. She retired in 2011. Jane married John Wesley Fiero (b. 1934), her surviving husband, in 1975. Jane was preceded in death by her older brother, Thomas Francis Wallace, Jr. and her parents. She is survived by a daughter from her first marriage, Shannon Baty Hughes and husband, Terry, of Evansville, Indiana; a son from her second marriage, Joshua Copeland Fiero and wife, Margaret, of Austin, Texas; and a sister, Margaret Wallace Story of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In addition, she is survived by a step-son, Jason Colony Fiero, his wife, Lucia, and their children, Samantha and Avery, of Medway, Massachusetts. Jane was a dedicated teacher who always communicated to her students a deep enthusiasm for the English language, above all its roots and structure. She also shared with her husband John a love of literature, gardening, camping, theatre, music, cooking, and parenting. All who knew her well knew that in her heart she was invariably tender and loving. There will be a Memorial Service at the Delhomme Funeral Home on Friday, November 14, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with visitation beginning at 6:00. Forest M. Byrd will officiate, and Alice Wallace will provide the music. No flowers, please. Consider instead, a memorial donation made Jane’s name to Doctors without Borders. Personal condolences may be sent to the Fiero family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Jane Fiero

March 23, 1943 - November 9, 2014