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Leon Volterre Obituary

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.

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Published by The Times-Picayune on Apr. 14, 2008.

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Tina Poitevent

April 14, 2008

To Mr. Volterre's Family: I had the pleasure to work with Mr. Leon when I was with the maid service I used to work for and he was infact one of my most favorite clients. He never had a harsh word to say and always worked to stay within our guidelines of business. I am so saddened to see that such a wonrderful man has passed. After his beloved Mignonne passed he must have been so very lonely and without purpose. I remember when she was put into the Skilled Nursing Facility, he was besides himself.

May God bless your family and keep him in your heart always!

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