Eugene J. Cazenave Jr.

Eugene J. Cazenave, Jr. -JACKSON, MS - Eugene J. Cazenave, Jr., 91, retired BellSouth engineer, scientist, beloved father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2007, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. -Cazenave was a graduate of Tulane University, having earned twin degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1937. In his 44-year tenure with the Bell System, he served as Head of Engineering Training with the South Central Bell Telephone Company, as a well-known college recruiter for BellSouth andÊas a scientist with the Bell Laboratories. Cazenave also taught at Georgia State University, Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi. He was a member of the National Roster of Scientific Personnel, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society of Electrical Engineers. Gene served for many years as a volunteer radio reader for the blind with the Mississippi Radio Reading Service and as aÊScout Master with the Mississippi School for the Blind Boy ScoutÊtroop. He also taught Sunday School at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. Gene has now gone to be with the Lord, following his wife, Paula Franklin Cazenave, who passed away in 1991. He is survived by his three children and their families, Lewis (Susan) Eugene Cazenave of Montezuma, Georgia, Jenai (Steve) Walkinshaw of Madison, Mississippi, andÊJonathan (Lara) Franklin Cazenave of Canton, Georgia; ten grandchildren and one great-grandson. -Visitation and funeral services will both be held at Lakewood Memorial in Clinton, Mississippi, with visitation scheduled from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 19th, and funeral services scheduled for 10:00 a.m. the following Thursday morning, December 20th, in the Lakewood Memorial chapel.