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- [S927] Obituary.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Harold Anthony Whitman, Jr., age 92, at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Fr. Charles Langlois will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Holy Family Mausoleum. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 10:00 am until 1:30 pm, with the Rosary being recited at 11:30 am. Harold Anthony Whitman, Jr. was born August 11, 1921 in New Orleans to the late Harold Anthony Whitman, Sr. and Clara Schott Whitman. He was the eldest of six children. He passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at his residence. Harold was a graduate of Fortier High School in New Orleans. After high school, he proudly served his country during World War II as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and flew supply missions over the Himalayan Mountains, commonly referred to as, "the Hump." After his service, he attended and graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and spent his career (over 35 years) working with Texaco, mainly in the New Iberia office. He was a longtime parishioner and Usher of St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Iberia. Outside of work, Harold enjoyed many hobbies. Golf was one of his favorite pastimes, and he has enjoyed many memorable rounds during the 50 years he played. He also enjoyed dancing, crossword puzzles, Sudoku puzzles, and painting. He was quite the artist having painted many beautiful watercolor paintings. He also enjoyed talking about his service during the war and wrote his memoirs for family and friends to enjoy. He leaves behind many fond memories that will forever be cherished by all who knew and loved him. Survivors include his children, David Harold Whitman (Hanh) of Fairfax, VA, Gordon Terry Whitman (Ann) of Plano, TX, Dory Whitman Thomassie of New Iberia, and Carol Whitman Rodriguez (David) of Mandeville; nine grandchildren, Patrick Thomassie, Tracy Thomassie Fabre (Macky), Katy Thomassie Chebul (Kris), Lisa Rodriguez Frugé (Joel), Brian Rodriguez (Brennan), Kevin Rodriguez, Phillip Whitman (Elizabeth), Daniel Whitman (Erin), Stephanie Whitman; eight great grandchildren, Adam, Scott, Mae, Noah, Nora, Theo, Alex, and Olivia; brothers and sisters, Melvin Whitman (Nora) of Metairie, Evelyn Wagner (Roy) of River Ridge, Winnie Jacob (Ronald) of Kenner, and Marcel Whitman of Metairie (Lydia); and a sister-in-law, Miriam Whitman of Metairie. Along with his parents and his brother, Robert Whitman, he was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Christine Boggs Whitman, the love of his life. Serving as pallbearers will be Patrick Thomassie, Brian and Kevin Rodriguez, Phillip and Daniel Whitman, Macky Fabre, Kris Chebul, and Joel Frugé. Memorial contributions may be made in Harold's name to a
charity of one's choice
. To view the online obituary and sign the guestbook, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com. Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia (337) 364-1881 is in charge of arrangements.
Published in TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com from Dec. 30 to Dec. 31, 2013
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- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Harold Anthony Whitman (I273242)
Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate
Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I273242&tree=Suedpfalz
Description: Buried: Holy Family Cemetery and Mausoleum, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
Harold is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135382762
Cemetery is about 5 miles South of the City of New Iberia.
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1921 - 2013 (92 years)