Rene Brierre deLaup

Rest in peace, dear friend.

We were truly blessed to have you as part of our family.

We love you and will miss you dearly.

Words cannot convey the sense of surprise and shock I feel having learned of René's passing. René and I shared the same homeroom and English class during our senior year in high school at OPW, and we became friends back then. He was warm and good-natured, and I cannot recall René ever saying an unkind word to or about anyone. He was that type of person. Out of the many people who signed my high-school yearbook, René's farewell comment is the one that I remember most. True to form, his words...

So sad to hear of a childhood friend whose life ended early. Mr and Mrs deLaup, Guy, Paul, and Suzanne, my deepest condolences.

Rene attended all the sessions of Parkway Partners' Tree Troopers Training in September 2013 and he demonstrated kindness, gentleness, and thirst for knowledge. Despite his inability to speak at this point in his disease, he would email me questions in the morning that he would like to have addressed in the next class. He also participated in volunteer efforts where he helped straighten trees, despite the fact that he didn't have very much strength. But he seemed to enjoy himself very much...

What a kind and gentle man who possessed a fine mind.I remember Rene from Christian Brothers and gave him one of my cat's kittens back then.This is a trivial thought,but remembering Rene and what he stood for was not.He will be sorely missed by all those who were lucky to know him.God bless Rene and all my love and sincere condolenses to the De Laups.

Rene was a kind and sweet man - always with a smile on his face. So sad to hear the news of his passing. My thoughts and prayers to his family.

Rene always remembered my birthday. And even though I was almost 50 when I got married, he always remembered my anniversary as well. We met in drama club in 1975, but reconnected at the 25 year reunion. We disagreed on many things, but we never lost respect for each other. He always had time for me whenever I visited New orleans. He was one of my favorite brothers from other mothers and I loved him and will miss him dearly...

Rene has been a great friend for nearly forty years. In particular I became very good friends with Rene when we studied together to get through the economics program we were both in at LSU and I am forever grateful for his hard work and inspiration. He remained a good friend over the years despite each of us going in different directions. I am grateful that Rene and his being and deeply sorry of his passing. RIP Rene.