Robert Moore
April 27, 2007
Specialty Eye Care America following the course of Imhotep
May 1, 2007(Posted April 30, 2007)
Father Gustave M. “Gus” Lapeyrouse, 50, of Vidor, Tx., died at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Tx., Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin, La.
He is survived by his mother, Josette Lapeyrouse; his father, Dreus Lapeyrouse; his caretaker, William “Buddy” Crenshaw; two brothers, Steve Lapeyrouse and wife, Arlene LeCompte Lapeyrouse, and Armand Lapeyrouse and wife, Melisa White Lapeyrouse; his nieces and nephews Nicholas, Nicole, Caleb, Michael, and Marlene Lapeyrouse; and one great nephew Landon Lapeyrouse all of Chauvin.
He was preceded in death by his grand parents Louis and Esaure Lapeyrouse of Chauvin and Mathias and Eugenie Schmit of Europe; and one nephew Jonathon Mathias Lapeyrouse.
He received his theology education from St. Benedict in Covington, Norte Dame in New Orleans and Catholic University in Washington D.C. He was a navy veteran, a past pharmacy technician, nurse and upon death worked also as a postal worker. He was a member of the American Legion Post 380 and Knights of Columbus 5013.
Broussard’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
