Carl Cedric Perry

Carl Cedric Perry, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 89 on Monday July 20, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born on Christmas Eve 1925 in Port Union, Newfoundland, Canada he immigrated to the US in 1944 and proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He became a Naturalized U.S. citizen, attended Tulane University in New Orleans, was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity and graduated in 1949 with the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration. He worked for Esso Standard Oil (now EXXON) in New Orleans, where he met and married his wife Mildred. He started in business with Simplified Tax Co., which he later developed into Perry Business Service and eventually into Carl C. Perry Ltd, Independent Public Accountant. He retired in 2003 after 53 years of dedicated and professional accounting service to his many clients. A long time resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Carl Perry is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mildred; three sons, Jeffrey, Douglas, and Thomas E.; and two grandchildren, Justin and Ashley. He is preceded in death by his father, Cedric Perry; his mother, Vida Rideout Perry Rhode; his step-father, Allen W. Rhode; three brothers, Hubert , Thomas G. and Robert and his son, Bruce David Perry. Mr. Perry is remembered by his family and those who knew him as an honest, kind, and generous man, with a wonderful sense of humor. Above all he was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. A memorial service to commemorate the life of Carl C. Perry will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Saturday August 22 in the sanctuary of Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA. Visitation will begin at 10:00. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any memorials be donated to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org, 1-800-272-3900. Internment arrangements at a later date will be private for immediate family members only at the Garden of Memories in Metairie, LA.