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Mark Oscar Joachim II
Mark Oscar Joachim II, called Oscar, was born at Ocean Springs on September 6, 1928. After completing Notre Dame high school at Biloxi, where he was an outstanding quarterback, Oscar attended the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. In July 1947, Cadet Oscar Joachim embarked for a South American voyage aboard a United Fruit Company vessel.(The Jackson County Times, July 6, 1947, p. 8, Ann S. Joachim, January 12, 2004 and M.F. ?Bud? Hodges, January 13, 2004 )
After completing his studies at Mississippi State University, Oscar married Catherine Ann Saucier of Pascagoula (b. 1934) on July 6, 1958. She was the daughter of Clifton Saucier (1896-1981) and Catherine Scholtes Saucier. They were the parents of Valerie Joachim Dedeaux.(JXCO, Ms. Circuit Court MR Bk. 97, p. 194 and Ann S. Joachim, January 12, 2004)
Circa 1956, Oscar Joachim became a resident of Pascagoula. Here he was employed as the County purchasing agent before becoming purchasing manager for Mississippi Chemical, where he remained for twenty-eight years. Oscar had served his country during the Korean War and was a Roman Catholic. He passed on November 15, 1994 at Pascagoula. Mr. Joachim?s corporal remains rest in the Jackson County Memorial Park cemetery in Pascagoula.(The Sun Herald, November 16, 1994, p. A-2)
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