Brother Guy Joseph C. LeBlanc, O.S.B.'s Obituary
Brother Guy Joseph C. LeBlanc, O.S.B., monk of Saint Joseph Abbey in Saint Benedict, Louisiana, died at St. Tammany Hospital in Covington, LA on January 10, 2006 of congestive heart failure. He was 80 years old.
Son of the late Nicholas LeBlanc and Melanie Bourgeois, Brother Guy was born in Sorrento, Louisiana on November 9, 1926. He made his profession as a Benedictine monk of Saint Joseph Abbey on August 20, 1965.
Brother Guy is preceded in death by his sisters, Mrs. Willie S. Gautreau and Mrs. Jessie St. Pierre. He is survived by his brother, Emile John LeBlanc of Gonzales, LA.
His Body will be received on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 5:15 P.M. at Saint Joseph Abbey followed by the singing of Vespers. At 7:15 PM on Wednesday, January 11, a vigil service will be held in the Abbey church. The funeral Mass will be at 11:15 A.M. on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at St. Joseph Abbey with burial in the Abbey cemetery.
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