Ralph Barton Pass, Sr.'s Obituary
Ralph Barton Pass, Sr., passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Beloved father of Susan Corinne Pass, Ralph Barton Pass, Jr. and Dr. Michael Wayne Pass and his wife Dianne; grandfather to Jason Daniel Pass and his wife Robyn, Timothy Andrew Pass, Barbara Adele Pass and her fiance’ Nick Goettsch, Ryan Michael Pass, William Jeffrey Hilderbran and Abby Patricia Hilderbran; brother of Betty P. Barganier. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Anne Howell Pass on December 20, 1999; his mother, Ruby Barton Pass; his father, Arthur E. Pass; and two sisters, Edwina P. Johns and Sara P. Sims.
Age 83 years, a native of Birmingham, AL and a resident of Covington, LA, he was a United States Navy Veteran having served during World War II on the U.S.S. Formoe in the South Pacific. He graduated from Auburn University in 1949, moved to Metairie, LA in 1955, and then to Covington, LA in 1975. A major portion of his career was in corrosion engineering for major plants, pipelines and offshore oil facilities.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 11:00 AM at St. Timothy United Methodist Church, 335 Asbury Drive, Mandeville, LA 70471.
Visitation on Tuesday AT THE CHURCH will begin at 10:00 AM.
Graveside services will be at 4:00 PM at the City Cemetery in Forest, MS.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Habitat for Humanity, Post Office Box 15052, New Orleans, LA 70175, (504) 861-2077, www.habitat-nola.org.
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