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David Texada Obituary
Alexandria - A Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. David Ker Texada will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Mass will be celebrated by his brother priests from the Diocese of Alexandria. Interment will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, under the direction of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, and resume from 8:30 A.M. until time of service on Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Cathedral. Vespers will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Cathedral.
Father Ker Texada, 90, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018, at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
Father Texada is preceded in death by his parents, David Ker Texada, Sr. and Lillian Angelique Rhorer Texada; along with three siblings, James Rhorer Texada, Sr., Constance Georgia Texada Dalrymple, and Joseph Tevillion Texada.
Father David Texada was born on China Grove Plantation in Boyce Louisiana on January 3, 1928. He attended primary and secondary school in Alexandria, St. Joseph Seminary College, Covington and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He received a B.A. in History at Louisiana College, a Master of Arts in History from L.S.U., and a Ph.D. in History from L.S.U. He was ordained to the priesthood in New Orleans on May 17, 1980. He served as Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, Chalmette, St. Leo the Great Church, New Orleans, St. Raphael the Archangel Church, New Orleans, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, New Orleans. In addition to his pastoral assignments in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, he also served Chaplain of the New Orleans Council No. 714 of the Knights of Columbus. During his retirement here in Alexandria, Fr. Texada ministered to the residents of Our Lady's Manor for over 17 years.
Those left to cherish his memory include five nieces and nephews, James Rhorer Texada, Jr. (Kaye) of Villanova, PA, Joseph Texada Dalrymple (Linda) of Alexandria, LA., Constance Dalrymple Birkholm (Jens) of Solvang, CA., Susan E. Dalrymple of Alexandria, LA, and Elizabeth Dalrymple of Alexandria, LA. Those also left to cherish his memory include nine great-nieces and nephews, James R. Texada, III, Kaye Lynn Texada, Robert Ker Dalrymple, Robert Birkholm, Rachel Dalrymple Chustz, Katherine Dalrymple, Robert Eric Dalrymple, Amy Elizabeth Dalrymple, and Heather Angelique Dalrymple; and 13 great-grand nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers honored to serve will be his brother priests.
To extend online notes of condolence to the Texada Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.
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Constance D. Birkholm
April 5, 2025
I keep him in my heart every moment. I pray with him in my soul. Petey, his niece
Constance D. Birkholm
April 5, 2024
I keep him in my heart. Petey
Constance Birkholm "Petey"
April 5, 2022
He is in my thoughts every hour. I pray with him. He was so dear to me.
Fr. Justin Kauchak, O.P.
April 5, 2022
I remember David's loving generosity and desire to serve the Lord.
Constance Birkholm
April 5, 2021
We love you always. Petey
Justin Kauchak
April 6, 2020
I remember David fondly as a generous compassionate friend. He understood what it is to suffer with Jesus and to be a man for others.
Constance Birkholm
April 12, 2018
We celebrate your life well-lived. Amazing to think how many people you touched. Love you, your niece Petey
FR. Justin Kauchak, O.P.
April 11, 2018
David and I were good friends during the years we shared here in New Orleans. Regrettably our paths took us in diverse paths in ministry and prevented us from continuing our friendship. I assure David's family and his brother priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and of the Diocese of Alexandria that I pray for him and for them in their loss. Fr. Justin Kauchak, O.P.
Lourdes Lucas
April 11, 2018
He was my closest friend 3 years ago back home in Alexandria, La. He even called me his protégé. I use to cook for him three days a week and just listen to him tell me some amazing stories, listen to vinyl records, and just laugh. This was a great man. He was just there for me during a very difficult time in my life. I will miss his voice . My Sincerest Condolences to the Dyrymple family.
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