Janice Keller Douglas

1929 - 2019

Janice Keller Douglas passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 90 on December 6, 2019. She was born in New Orleans on May 23, 1929 to Albert Lloyd Keller and Gertrude Finley Keller, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband August Hoffman "Doug" Douglas, Jr., to whom she was married on May 18, 1957 in New Orleans. She is survived by her three children, D. Stewart Douglas (Terry), Shawn Douglas Wall (Robert) and Stephen Keller Douglas (Michelle); her grandchildren Kristin Keller Wall, Preston Douglas Wall, Stephen Keller Douglas, Jr., Christopher Dienes Douglas and Myles Makofsky Douglas, as well as her sister Audrey Keller Murphy and her brother Albert Peter Keller II and many loved nieces and nephews. She graduated from Eleonore McMain High School before attending Louisiana State University where she was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority. She was very proud to be selected as the first freshman member of the cheerleading squad at LSU and loved every minute, especially riding atop Mike the Tiger's mobile cage as it circled around Tiger Stadium on game nights. After LSU she worked in accounting at New Orleans Public Service where she honed her skill with numbers, making her a formidable force in future bridge games. Janice and her loving husband Doug were married in 1957 and settled down to raise their three children in a lovely home on Milan Street in uptown New Orleans. Theirs was a home filled with music, much laughter and too many parties to count, and when the mood caught her Janice would regale their guests with LSU cheers, stories and perform a series of cartwheels and handstands to the extreme delight of those in attendance. Throughout her children's school years she thoroughly enjoyed selling residential real estate with Waguespack-Pratt Realty, where she earned many awards for her sales. In later years, she and Doug shocked many by selling the Milan Street home and moving out west for several years to Newport Beach, California (quite a fun place to visit). When homesickness and increasing numbers of grandchildren came into play Janice and Doug moved back to uptown New Orleans where they rejoined their family and many friends and enjoyed her lifelong memberships in the Southern Yacht Club and The Orleans Club. Janice was always highly spirited and fun-loving, and she was passionate about her family, her many friends and people in general. She was blessed with a true zest for life and shared this zest with everyone in her life. She departed this life with unending faith in Jesus Christ and the promise of being re-united with Doug and her parents. She has the love of those she left behind and will be sorely missed by all those fortunate to have known her. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the Chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:00am. Visitation will begin at 10:00am. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to The Seelos Center c/o St. Mary of Assumption Church in New Orleans". The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com.