Arthur John Lopez

LOPEZ Arthur John Lopez, born Aug. 22, 1941, in New Orleans, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Baton Rouge at the Baton Rouge General Pennington Cancer Center after a hard fight with cancer. He was 68. Arthur was a loving husband, father and grandfather who loved to fish and help others. He was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School (now Brother Martin) and Delgado College. He is survived by his wife, Janet Boothe Lopez; three daughters, Cori Lopez Lanclos, Rebecca Lopez Cronin and Stacey Lopez English; two sons, Perry Michael Lopez and John Cayman Lopez; two step-sons, Henry Paul Clayton III and David Ashton Clayton; and 15 grandchildren, Edgar Baronne, Carleigh Lanclos, Haley English, Emily Lopez, Forest English, Jeremy Lopez, Daniel Lanclos, Logan English, Conner Cronin, Claire Lanclos, Gabrielle Lopez, Kylie Cronin, Michael Lopez, Andrew Lopez and Catherine Glynn. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Michael Lopez; his mother, Bertha Lopez Arceneaux; and his half sister, Gloria Lopez Fitzmorris. Arthur served as a member of the US Coast Guard. Arthur was semi-retired after a long career in construction management engineering and sales. During the last 4 years, he was with a large contractor serving in the capacity of public assistance coordinator for hurricane relief projects. A private ceremony for family and friends is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, at Hope Mausoleum, 4841 Canal St., New Orleans, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be given to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. You can sign the guestbook at http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/ajlopez/homepage.aspx.