Mary Janes Gates Romero

Funeral services will be held at an 11:00 am Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at St. Pius X Catholic Church for Mary Jane Gates Romero, who passed away Monday, December 17, 2007 at her residence. Reverend Paul Patin, SJ, of Our Lady of the Oaks Retirement Center, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at Oakdale Catholic Cemetery in Oakdale, Louisiana. Mrs. Romero, a native of Oakdale and resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late Stanley Wycliff Gates and the former Mary Osterland. She was a 1956 graduate of Academy of Sacred Heart. She graduated from LSU in 1960 with a degree in Marketing. She was member of Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma Dream girl two years in a row. She was the assistant buyer for DH Holmes and a personal shopper for Godchaux's. Mary Jane taught 2nd and 8th grade in Crowley. She was a member of the ASH Alumni Association, and participated in fundraising efforts, and the ULL Foundation Board. She was honored with the Tres Bien Award by the ASH Alumni Association. She was a graduate of the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Paris. She was a member of Les Deux Douzaines. She enjoyed several years of China painting, worked in Job Link services at UL, was a wedding and special events consultant for 25 years, was instrumental in leadership founding for City Club Assembly, and served at St. Mary's Church in Stewardship. Survivors include her mother, Mary Osterland Gates of Oakdale; two daughters, Michelle Jane Broadharst Andrus and husband, David of Lafayette, and Alison Elise Broadhurst Mouton and husband, Joseph of Lafayette; seven grandchildren, Whitney Kathryn Andrus, Tyler Elizabeth Andrus, Layne Whitcomb Andrus, Avery Elise Andrus, William Joseph Mouton, Mason Gates Mouton, and Brittney Layne Mouton; two sisters, Sarah Katherine Ahrens and husband, Edward of Natchitoches, and Elizabeth Ann Gates of Dallas; and one brother, Stanley Osterland Gates and wife, Jane of Rayne. She was preceded in death by her father, Stanley W. Gates; and her husband, Wilfred Anthony Romero. The family requests that visiting hours be observed Wednesday from 9:30 am until time of service at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Pallbearers are Edward Ahrens, Dan Ahrens, G. Andrew Ahrens, David Andrus, Joseph Mouton, Robert C. Broadharst, III, and Charles Sonnier. Memorial contributions may be sent in the name of Mary Jane Gates Romero to ALS Association, P.O. Box 66825, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70896, or Academy of Sacred Heart, P.O. Box 310, Grand Coteau, Louisiana 70541. Personal condolences may be sent to the Romero family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, will be in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Janes Gates Romero

October 13, 1938 - December 17, 2007