Fred Morgan Packard

In Loving Memory of Fred Packard A Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, December 23, 2024 from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Delhomme Funeral Home in Lafayette, Louisiana. Fred Morgan Packard was born in Melville, La. on August 10, 1934, and left us on November 15, 2024, age 90. He was preceded in death by his father, Harrison Cooke Packard; his mother, Maude Able Packard; and his brother, Hyland Dubart Packard. Fred was a professor within the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for three decades, teaching countless students the principles of light, composition and design. A prolific photographer, he recently enjoyed an exhibition of his work entitled “Little Things: Drawings and Photographs of Fred Packard” at UL’s Hilliard Art Museum in 2023. Other collections of his work were shown at the Amerika Haus in Munich Germany; the Louisiane Bien-Aimee in Paris, France; the Akron Art Museum in Akron Ohio; and the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans. He was a founding member of the Baton Rouge Gallery. As a filmmaker, his work for the Council on the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) was screened regularly on Louisiana Public Television and seen across North America at the Smithsonian Institution, La Delegation de Quebec, and Folklorama in Winnipeg, Canada. A graduate of Louisiana State University with a BA in Fine Arts, Fred went on to obtain his master’s degree in art from Kent State University and then spent a year at the Art Students League in New York City. He served in the United States Army and US Air Force Reserve during the 1950’s and early 1960’s then went on to direct the US Army’s Special Services photography labs in Bavaria, Germany. Fluent in German, he studied at the Leica School of Photography in Wetzlar, Germany, as well as the University of Maryland (Munich Branch). He loved travelling the world for creative inspiration, but always returned home to Louisiana to create his art. He was an avid saxophonist and loved to play his guitar and sing Hank Williams tunes. Fred is survived by his sister, Barbara Packard Lorio of St. Francisville, La.; his former wife and best friend, Helen Jinks Packard of Lafayette, La.; his son, Chris Packard (Carol Ann) of Houston, Tex.; his son, Jason Packard of Lafayette, La.; and his daughter, Nicole Packard Core (Jason) of Torrance, Calif. His greatest love in life was spending time with his three grandchildren: Elizabeth Packard of Lafayette, La., and Jack and Genevieve Core of Torrance, Calif. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all honorary giving be made to Fred’s favorite charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Personal condolences may be sent to the family of Fred Packard at: www.delhommefuneralhome.com Fred Morgan Packard and his family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA. Copyright Delhomme Funeral Homes, Inc. November 2024.

Fred Morgan Packard

August 10, 1934 - November 15, 2024