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Clifford Francis Guidry, a native of Houma, La., and resident of Youngsville, La., died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.
Mr. Guidry was a proud American and a true patriot who served his country in WWII with the 355th Infantry Regiment in the European Theatre of Operations as a Section Leader. He supervised sixteen men in setting up, aiming and firing a 60mm mortar. He was also responsible for seeing that the weapons were properly elevated and that ammunition was ready for loading; gave the order to fire and was also fully responsible for coordination and deployment of his crew. At the time of his discharge Mr. Clifford had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. Even throughout the years after the war his patriotism shined on and his love for his country shined through. He loved flying the American Flag, football and spending time with his family; was a member of VFW Post No. 3700 in Houma; American Legion Post No. 0031 and also a member of the Woodmen of the World. Prior to the war and for a time after he was employed by the Texas Company. Mr. Guidry went into business with his brother co-owning Guidry Bros. Digging Co. until his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Lenora Kelly Guidry; daughters, Paulette (Steve) Landry and Pamela (Peter) Rhodes; sister, Mary McKey; five grandchildren, Amy Landry, Jason (Ginny) Landry, Jennifer (Ryan) Romero, Jacob (Danielle) Rhodes and Jodi (Tommy) Dean; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Pamelia Rhodes Guidry; brother, Ojeeg “Flit” Guidry; sisters, Mildred Guidry, Doris Martin and Marjorie Kappel.
Serving as pallbearers were Steve Landry, Peter Rhodes, Jacob Rhodes, Jason Landry, Ryan Romero and Tommy Dean. Honorary pallbearer was Ray Melancon.
The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Clifford’s caretaker, Miss Linda Stelly; the staffs of Hospice of Acadiana; Louisiana Oncology and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center for their loving and tender care during Mr. Clifford’s illness.
He is interred at St. Francis De Sales Cemetery No. 2.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made in Mr. Guidry’s memory to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503 or online at www.hospiceacadiana.com or to www.leukemia-lymphoma.org.
