Delores Jean Fischer Bennett

BENNETT Delores Jean Fischer Bennett passed away early Thursday morning, October 5, 2006, while living in Green Cove Springs, FL. She was a resident of New Orleans from 1939 until 2005, having evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. Jean was born July 27, 1913 in St. Louis, MO to Lawrence Fischer and Fern Brines Fischer. She graduated from Washington University - St. Louis in 1935 with a Masters Degree in Chemistry. She dedicated over 55 years to biomedical research having worked at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans (retired in 1978) and LSU Medical Center (retired in 2002 at the age of 89). She also taught Chemistry at Fortier High School from 1958 to 1961. In addition to a full life as a mother and research chemist, Jean was a docent at the New Orleans Museum of Art, a Cub scout leader for her two sons, and sang with the Sweet Adelines. Her husband, the late George Robert Bennett, preceded her in death in 1981 after 42 years of marriage. She is survived by her three children, Jay, Lillyn and Terry; eight grandchildren, Kim Gordon, Lance Bennett, August, Ian and Molly Kincaid, Robert and Richard McNulty, and Kristina Bennett; and two great grandchildren, Katie Kohlmann and Anwyn Kincaid. These are a few of her favorite things: alligator purse & shoes; Andy Griffith Show; beaver coat; Beefeater's martini, dirty of course; beer; braunschweiger; Brunning's boiled crabs; channels of History and Biography; Clark Gable; Columbo; Cosby Show; crawfish; crosswords; dancing to big band music; Doris Day; Easter bonnets; feet, AAA toe and AAAA heel; Frankie & Johnny's; Fritos; full moon; Galatoire's stuffed eggplant; genealogy; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Grace Kelly; grits; Hershey Bars; ice cream, chocolate only; King Tut; Kleenex, 2 in each pocket; Liuzza's garlic spinach on french bread w/ a frosty glass of Abita Amber; Macgyver; Masson's Beachhouse almond tart; Mash; Mummers Theatre Troop; Matlock; Murder She Wrote; NaCl; National Geographic; olives, green; peppermints; pickles; player piano; pumpernickel; red toenail polish; romance and murder novels, one a day; Sazerac; scotch; 60 Minutes; ""sleep tight, don't let the bed-bugs bite, see you in the funny papers''; sunsets at the Fly; swimming; Vidalia onions; and watching ice skating. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 2:00 PM at the St. Charles Avenue Christian Church, 6200 St Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118 where she served many years as an elder. No black clothing please, Grammie would prefer bright colors & prints. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the church.