Leon Richard Volterre

VOLTERRE Leon Richard Volterre passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, from cardiac arrest. He was 79 years old. Husband of the late Lucille Mignonne Huck Volterre. Father of Dr. Vivian Volterre, Mignonne M. Volterre, Mark H. Volterre and the late Richard B. Volterre. Son of the late Leon Volterre and Marguerite Bogstahl Volterre. He was a native of New York, New York. After graduating from Stuyvesant High School in New York City, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He attended Columbia University in New York City and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. He began his career in the oil industry as a geologist for Sinclair Oil Corporation. He lived and worked in the oil industry in several countries worldwide and was General Manager and Vice President of Ashland Inc.'s operations in Nigeria for many years before retiring in New Orleans, Louisiana. Services will be held at Schoen Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM and last until 11:00 AM when a Funeral Mass will be held in the Chapel. Interment will be private at St. Louis #3 Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1-800-AHA-USA1, 1001 Northchase Parkway, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067. Family and friends may view and sign an online guestbook at www.MeM.com.