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John Dupre Obituary

John C. Dupre, a retired bus driver for Louisiana Transit Company, on Saturday, August 31, 2002 at 3:39 PM of heart failure. Husband of Peggy Watkins. Father of Ronald J. Dupre, Dennis W. Dupre and Patricia Millet. Grandfather of Paul S. Dupre and the late Jason M. Dupre. Son of the late Dallas Dupre and Anita Guidry Dupre. Brother of Perry Dupree, Harold Dupree, Ronnie Dupree and Barbara Nelson. Preceded in death by his sister Wilda and his brother Kenneth Dupree. Mr. Dupre was a veteran of WWII. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Age 78 years. A native of Port Arthur, TX and a former resident of Harahan for 25 years and a resident of Metairie, LA for the last 22 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Memorial Service from LEITZ-EAGAN FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 4747 Veterans Blvd., near Clearview on Thursday, September 5, 2002 at 7:00 PM. Memorial visitation will be on Thursday from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Inurnment will be in Biloxi National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4621 W. Napoleon Avenue, Suite 207, Metairie, LA 70001 preferred.

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Published by The Times-Picayune on Sep. 4, 2002.

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RONNIE DUPRE

September 4, 2002

SO VERY SORRY TO HEAR OF JC PASSING. I TRULY WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THE FAMILY AND WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY DURING THIS TRYING TIME. PLEASE KNOW, I LOVED HIM AND LOVE ALL OF HIS FAMILY ALSO.

WE HAD THE SAME DAD, AND I AM SO SORRY OUR FAMILIES WERE NOT CLOSER.

PLEASE ALSO KNOW, THAT MY HEART AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AT THIS TIME.

LOVE,

RONNIE

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