Alvin Joseph Chappuis

1918 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Alvin Joseph Chappuis
  Born	11 Mar 1918	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Dec 2011	Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	19 Dec 2011	Woodlawn Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I96337	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Joseph Chappuis,   b. 31 Oct 1888, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Louisiana, USA
  Mother	Mary Louise Crouchet,   b. 31 Mar 1891, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1975, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1910	Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F42774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thelma Ione Fogleman,   b. 15 Mar 1922, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 2011, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1941	Louisiana, USA
  Children	1. Kay C. Chappuis   2. Carol C. Chappuis   3. Renee C. Chappuis   4. Alvin Chappuis   5. Annette C. Chappuis
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F42776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Alvin Joseph Chappuis, Sr. was born March 11, 1918 in Rayne, Louisiana. After graduation from Rayne High School, a summer job was offered in Crowley at the International Rice Mill. However, due to the depression, the summer job lasted six years. In October of 1941, he married Thelma Fogleman and they continued to live in Crowley until June 1942 when he enlisted as a flying cadet. Training was in Santa Ana, California and Tucson, Arizona. In June 1945, he was honorably discharged from the Air/Sea Rescue Unit in Gulfport, Mississippi. The couple moved to Lake Charles where he worked for Lykes Bros. Steamship Company as Wharf Superintendent on the docks, and then in the main office for three and a half years. After this time, he was asked to represent Lykes in the rice area and to again live in Crowley. All of his time was consumed handling traffic and sales with some thirty rice mills and brokers. His sales area later covered all of the state except for New Orleans and concerned all products exported or imported. He retired in March of 1980 after 34 years with Lykes. He spent his retirement enjoying time with his children and grandchildren. He spent many hours restoring and repairing antique clocks and furniture. Al dedicated his life to the community and demonstrated in many ways his deep and genuine love for the people of the city. Al and Thelma received numerous awards for their service and dedication to the Church and the community including the Bishop's Medal in 1991, Outstanding Citizens of Crowley in 1992, and the Msgr. Sigur Service Award in 1998. Al was a member of St. Michael Parish Church where he was a Eucharistic minister. He has served on the St. Michael Parish Council serving as President and member of the Social Committee. Al was a long-time member of the Serra Club of Acadia Parish. He served as Vocations Chairman and received Serran of the Year. He worked for 12 years on the Crowley Cleanest City Committee and the Crowley Beautification Committee which was responsible for many of the colorful plantings in the parks and along the streets. He was a member of the Crowley Town Club where he worked on the Decorations Committee for the Mardi Gras Ball for many years. Al was instrumental in establishing the Crowley Christian Care Center. He spent many hours sorting, repairing, and refinishing donated toys and other items to be distributed and sold at CCCC garage sales. He was responsible for securing the present location of CCCC. Funds derived from Christian Care are used to buy food, medications, and other items to assist the needy in the community.