Henri Lapuyade

Henri Lapuyade May 1, 1928 - April 13, 2010 Resident of Burlingame Was born and raised in the Pyrenees in the south of France. He immigrated to the United States in 1949, and had a successful career in business as the founder and owner of Marcel et Henri, Charcuterie Francaise. Known as the King of pate, he created a local sensation in 1960 with his authentic pates and French style sausages. In 1982, the French government awarded him the title Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite Agricole for bringing great French culinary traditions to the United States, and he was promoted to Officier de l'Ordre du Merite Agricole in 1997. He was an active member of several community organizations, including Faneurs, Gauloises, Chasseurs, Jardiniers, Odd-Fellows, the French Club and the Rotary Club. He was also a founding member of the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, and past-president of the Ligue Henri IV. He is survived by his beloved wife Matilde, and by his four children: Hector Lapuyade (spouse, Suzy); Henriette Farrell (spouse, Robert); Michele Lapuyade and Yvette Lapuyade. He is also survived by his brothers Gratt Lapuyade (spouse, Kathlyn) and Pierre Lapuyade; and by his sisters Catherine Milliere (spouse, Robert); and Anne Marie Lerissa (spouse, Jean-Pierre). He was the cherished grandfather of six grandchildren: Melissa Gonza (spouse, John); Henri Lapuyade, Maurice Lapuyade, Danielle Farrell, Ryan Farrell and Julian Farrell. His nieces and nephews include Jacquelyn Lapuyade, Annette Lapuyade, Robert Lapuyade, Christine Charles (spouse, Greg), Claude Milliere (spouse, Dominque), Serge Milliere (spouse, Sabine), Christian Decorde (spouse, Chantal and their daughter Natalie), Nicolas Lerissa (spouse, Desiree and their children Isabel, Ella, and Renee), and Gracie DeGrandi (spouse, Sal and their children Michael and Melissa). He is also survived by his sister-in-law Anne Marie Lapuyade and her daughters Marie Helene and Denise. Friends and family are invited to visitation Saturday, April 17 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., and vigil on Sunday, April 18, at 4:00 p.m. at Crosby- N. Gray & Co. in Burlingame, California. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Notre Dame des Victoires church in San Francisco. Donations may be sent to Notre Dame des Victoires church in San Francisco.