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Leighton Delahaye Obituary
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Brusly. A Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his brother, Dr. Alfred N. Delahaye, of Thibodaux; niece, Catherine Delahaye Dunn, of Houston, Texas; and nephew, Donald Delahaye, of Houston, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brothers, Owen, Tillman and Varney. He was especially close to the Addis families of the late Joe and Miriam Myhand and of Leonard and Jocelyn Gauthreaux. Among his closest friends were Ralph and Tootie Hill of Baton Rouge.
He was born June 15, 1926, a mile south of Brusly to Alfred and Lillian Hebert Delahaye. He was a 1944 graduate of Port Allen High School and later of Spencer Business College in Baton Rouge. He worked for Barnes Motor Supply in Baton Rouge as a bookkeeper until he entered the U.S. Army Jan. 24, 1954. He trained at Fort Jackson, S.C., before serving in communications in Heilbraun, West Germany, with the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He then worked for the Baton Rouge construction firm of Clovis Henry Inc. before taking early retirement.
Wilbert Funeral Home in Plaquemine is in charge of arrangements.
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Felicia Harry
February 12, 2014
Dr. Delahaye, I am so sorry for your loss. The prayers of the Harry family are with you and your niece and nephew at this time. I hope you find comfort in knowing your brother had a full life and was loved.
February 11, 2014
May he rest in peace. I met Mr. Leighton at the nursing home I volunteer at. I enjoyed talking with him. In reading his obituary I realized he was related to Lucille who I knew from the prayer meetings.So sorry for his relatives and family's loss.May God give you strength and consolation.
Sally Seneca
February 11, 2014
My sympathies to all of the family of Mr. Leighton. He was such a nice man and I would often sit and chat with him when working at the Food Pantry in Brusly. He always had a smile and never failed to stop and ask how everything was going. I have thought of him often over the years and truly am sorry to hear of his passing. May you all find comfort in knowing how much others truly liked and respected him. God Bless.
February 11, 2014
My family's thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. Indeed, Mr. Delahaye was very fortunate to have Al and Catherine helping him so much through the years.
John Gravois
Diana G.
February 11, 2014
Met Mr. Leighton as volunteer at Audubon Health
and Rehab.He was truly an enjoyable man to talk to, and always enquired about my grand children. My sympathies to his family and friends.RIP Mr. Leighton
Connie Blanchard
February 11, 2014
Dr. Delahaye, I am so sorry to hear of your loss and will remember your family in my prayers.
February 10, 2014
My sympathies to Al, Catherine, and the other family members and friends who were close to Leighton. Leighton was fortunate to have a brother like Al to look after him for so many years in Thibodaux, and a niece like Catherine willing to relocate to help him in his last months.
Patrick M. O'Neil
[Son of Lucille Delahaye O'Neil, who was daughter of Joseph Delahaye (a brother of Alfred Delahaye who was father of Leighton, Al, and Catherine's father Owen Delahaye). ]
The Staff of Wilbert Funeral Home
February 10, 2014
The entire staff at Wilbert Funeral Service expresses our sincere condolences. May your heart soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times spent together as you celebrate a life well lived!
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