Raymond Moise Authement's Obituary
Raymond Moise Authement, age 77, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at his home in Covington, LA in the presence of his loving family. He was born on September 19, 1929, in New Orleans, to the late Ernest Joseph and Amie Amenth Authement. He graduated from Warren Easton High School in 1948 and later attended Tulane University. He served in the Korean War. On March 20th 1959, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Faye Atchison in Birmingham, AL. He began his career at Louisiana Power and Light but soon joined his father is Real Estate in Mandeville. The family moved from Metairie to Covington in 1973 when he began his own firm, Suburban Realty. Ray was a member of First Baptist Church of Mandeville. He was a member of the Mandeville Rotary Club, appointed as club president in 1990-91 and was honored as Rotarian of the Year in 1991-92. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce, 1976-77, and most noted for bringing Junior Achievement to the Northshore. Ray was also President of Toastmasters in 1973. He was a member of numerous other social and business organizations and volunteered at The Good Samaritan, and Each One Save One.
Ray is survived by his wife, Faye, and his three daughters Terri Havens of Houston, TX, April Wuesthoff of Mahwah, NJ, and Lisa Kirton of Brooklyn, NY. He was the dearest grandfather of Ryan and Brent Wuesthoff, Prentiss, Davis, and Mallette Havens, and Tre Kirton, and fond brother of Ernee Kluchin, Marylee Cavelier, both of Covington and the late Gloria Snow of Jackson, MS plus many loving nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
Visitation and Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 3rd, at First Baptist Church in Mandeville, 1895 Hwy. 190. Relatives and friends are welcome from 10am-12pm for visitation and the service will be held immediately after at 12:00pm. Interment will be private at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens at a later time. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to www.lewybodydementia.org or St Tammnay Parish Hospice at www.stph.org.
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