Edmond Eugene Dupre´

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Lafayette for Edmond Eugene Dupre´, Jr. who passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Msgr. Robie Robichaux, JCL, Pastor of St. Leo the Great Church, will be Celebrant of the Mass. Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery. Edmond, a resident of Lafayette, was the son of the late Edmond E. Dupre´, Sr. and the former Geneva Burleigh. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Johanna Dischler Dupre´; his children, Louise Logan and her husband, Patrick, Beth Cancienne and her husband, Craig, Eddie Dupre´ and his wife, Roxanne, Joan Craft and her husband, Jim, Annette Menard and her husband, Rickey, Becky Vincent and her husband, Ted, Matthew Dupre´ and his wife, Monica and Molly Daigle and her husband, Ted; grandchildren, Renee Box and her husband, Mike, Craig Cancienne, Jr. and his wife Anne-Marie, Brent Cancienne and his wife, Courtney, Laura Cangiamilla and her husband, Vincent, Stacey Heidbrink and her husband, Tommy, Amy Peltier and her husband, Toby, Ross Craft and his fiancee, Dana Diesi, Beau Craft and his wife, Andrea, Loretta Heggelund and her husband, Kris, Rickey Menard and his wife, Betsy, Christopher Vincent and his fiancee, Kellie Seaux, Claire Vincent, Reid Dupre´,Max Daigle, Gabe Daigle, Sam Daigle, John Thomas Daigle, Mary Grace Daigle, Pete Daigle and Mikey Daigle; great grandchildren, Cassandra, Rebecca ,Kristina, Mary Hadley, Emma, Drew, Brody, Landon, Wyatt, Abigail, Connor, Ian, Ben, Kris, Madison, Bella, and Dylan; and his siblings, Rose Durke and Jimmy Dupre´ and his wife, Linda. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Gladys Duhon and Cecile Stevens. Edmond attended school in Opelousas. He joined the U. S. Marine Corps at age 17 and shipped out to the Pacific Theatre for the invasion of Japan. After the war, he remained in Japan on occupation duty for two years. He returned home and attended SLI and graduated in Civil Engineering. He received a commission in the U. S. Air Force Reserve and served 21 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Edmond was a member of St. Leo the Great Church having served for 12 years on the parish council. He worked for the City of Lafayette for 15 years before starting his own business as a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor. He retired after 25 years in business and transitioned to Land Development which was still a passion at the time of his passing. He loved fishing, traveling and spending time with his family. His purpose in life was to make sure that his children and grandchildren were always cared for. The family would like to thank Amedysis Hospice especially Denise, C.C. and Amanda for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000 Dept 12, Memphis, TN 38101-9908. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand on Tuesday, 09/15/2015 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM. A Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM on Tuesday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue on Wednesday from 10:00AM until the time of service. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Craig Cancienne, Jr., Brent Cancienne, Ross Craft, Rickey Menard, Jr., Beau Craft and Christopher Vincent. Personal condolences may be sent to the Dupre´ family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Edmond Eugene Dupre´

December 21, 1926 - September 12, 2015