Robert Joseph Lemaire

Robert Joseph Lemaire

Graveside services for Robert Joseph Lemaire will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, December 22, 2013 with Reverend Buddy Martin officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Pineville.

The family requests that visitation be observed Saturday at Hixson Brothers, Pineville from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and will continue on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until shortly before time of service.

Mr. Lemaire, 92, of Pineville passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

He was a devoted family man, married to his wife, Tommie Mae for 72 years. He was an avid nature lover and conservator. He enjoyed bird watching, amateur photography, and plant identification in his spare time. Robert served in the CC Corps, and then served as a navigator in World War II. He was a member of PHI THETA KAPPA- National Honorary Junior College Society, and YI Sigma PI- National Honorary Forestry Society. Robert had a long career in Wildlife Management Botany. He was a member of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, the Wildlife Society, and the Wilderness Society and conducted training sessions for the Soil Conservation Service. He worked for the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service many years doing research in Marsh ecology and plant taxonomy with construction effects on vegetation, fish and wildlife in the marshes of S. E. Louisiana and the Mississippi River Gulf outlet Ship Channel. He studied effects of water use construction projects on wildlife and wildlife habitat in Nebraska and parts of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa. He constructed 65-70 nature trails throughout Nebraska. He worked with farmers and ranchers throughout Missouri and served as technical specialist for the lower Mississippi Valley Division, Corp of Engineers researching environmental impact of projects submitted. He made a big difference improving wildlife habitat conservation related to water Resource development, flow and protection and flood control.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roland Edward and Beatice Rivet Lemaire; brother, Bernard Lemaire; sister, Anita Landry.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Tommie Stribling Lemaire; daughter, Laurie Ray; sisters, Elaine Niquette and Christine Miczewski; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

To extend online condolences to the Lemaire family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com.