Richard Frederick Stoulig

STOULIG, RICHARD FREDERICK Richard Frederick Stoulig was called to his eternal rest on Thursday, September 15 at Lakeview Regional Hospital in Mandeville. He was born in New Orleans in 1929, the youngest of Edward J. Stoulig and Magdalene Becker Stoulig’s 11 children. He grew up in old Kenner and attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School and Kenner High School. He married his childhood sweetheart Jane Cristina on his birthday, March 30, in 1951. Richard also fought in the Korean War, serving with honor as a forward observer for a mortar team in the U.S. Army’s 8th Infantry Division of the 1st Cavalry. He briefly worked for Illinois Central Railroad before attending Delgado Trade School, where he became a licensed electrician. He was employed by American Cyanamide for 35 years. Following his retirement, he developed an interest in government and politics, and won a successful bid for the District One seat on the Kenner City Council. A diehard fan of LSU football and baseball, Richard also enjoyed fishing and relaxing at the family camp in Grand Isle, and for many years hosted extended family and friends there. He was a devoted and loving husband, dad, Paw Paw and uncle, and was known for his warmth, kindness, generosity and humor, and especially for his readiness to help others. He was a founding member of the Edward J. Stoulig, Sr. Knights of Columbus Council 3528 and active in their charitable works for God and Country. A devout Catholic, he was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Kenner for many decades until moving to Robert, Louisiana, in the 1980s. At the time of his death, he was a member of St. Albert Catholic Church community on the Southeastern campus. He professed vows to the secular Fransiscan Third Order on December 12, 1999. Richard is survived by his wife Jane, daughter Mary Jane Murry (Brad), grandchildren Donald L. Rose III, Monica Prince, Meghan Nelson (Nick), and great-grandchildren Landon Dempsey Prince and Ryleigh Jane Prince. He is also survived by one sister, Sr. Emerita Stoulig, RSM, and numerous nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his brothers Edward, Paul, George, Lawrence and Jacob, and sisters Leola, Winnie, Marie and Kitty Stoulig. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the wake on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9-11 a.m. at the Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, 12012 Highway 190 West, Hammond. Mass of Christian Burial also will be held in Hammond at 11:30 a.m. at St. Albert Catholic Church Community Center on the Southeastern campus, 409 West Dakota Street. Rev. Michael M. Miceli will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, La. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The St. Albert’s Catholic Church student union.

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Richard Frederick Stoulig

March 30, 1929 - September 15, 2016