Horace Anthony Vallas

VALLAS Horace Anthony Vallas 1926-2007 Horace Anthony Vallas, 81, of Pensacola, FL and formerly of New Orleans, LA, died Monday, October 22, 2007. Horace was a 70-year Acolyte and lifelong member of Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans, LA, where he served as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, Chalice Bearer, and Junior Warden. A member of Christ Episcopal Church in Pensacola, FL, Horace was a member of The Order of St. Vincent, The order of St. Andrew, and The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. Horace was a member of the New Orleans and Houston Geological Societies. After graduating from Tulane University with graduate studies at Louisiana State University, Horace served as the Assistant to the Secretary of the Louisiana State Mineral Board. A geologist, Horace retired from ODECO as Vice President of Exploration in 1987. A World War II Army Veteran with service in Japan and the Philippines, Horace retired as a Major in the Louisiana National Guard in 1978. Respected and admired greatly by all those blessed to meet him, Horace will be remembered most of all as a loving husband and wonderful father and grandfather. Horace was accomplished yet humble, kind, selfless, faithful, and unconditionally loving he never missed a scouting campout, a diving meet, or a piano recital. We will miss him, but Heaven (just the next room away) is lucky to have him. His mother and father Lillian R. Reianeth Vallas and Schuller Vallas preceded Horace in death. Horace is survived by his wife of 53 years, Louise Armstrong Vallas; sister Betty Jane Jensen of New Berlin, Wisconsin; son Horace 'Kicker' Vallas, Jr. of Pensacola, FL; son John H. Vallas, of Pensacola, FL; daughter and son-in-law Laura V. and Stephen P. Bartlett of Pensacola, FL; daughter and son-in-law Sissy and Dru Partridge; grandsons John and Jason Vallas of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Mack and Grayton Partridge of Pensacola, Florida. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Christ Episcopal Church, with The Right Reverend Bob G. Jones and The Reverend Harry H. Hill officiating. A reception will follow in the parlor at Christ Church. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.