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ALLEMAND, LUCILLE CORTEZ
March 8, 2002
Lucille Cortez Allemand, a homemaker, died Tuesday at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 78. Ms. Allemand was born in Vacherie and lived in Marrero. Survivors include two sons, Richard and Maeve "Paul" Allemand; two daughters, Barbara Holdforth and Catherine Gauthreaux; four brothers, Lucien, Felecien, Louis and Lewie Cortez; four sisters, Lucia Rodrigue, Lucette Madere, Louisia Boudreaux and Louisiana Scioneaux; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 3 p.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Park cemetery in Avondale.
KERTZ, CHARLES W. ‘C.K.' JR.
March 16, 2002
Charles W. Kertz Jr., an original Saints fan
Charles W. "C.K." Kertz Jr., a retired Orleans Parish deputy civil sheriff and founder of Charlie's Saints Marching Club, died Sunday at Doctors Hospital. He was 86.
Mr. Kertz was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 25 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a member of the Diamond Club, and he was involved with volunteer work at Children's Hospital and the Methodist Home for Children.
Mr. Kertz opened a bar and restaurant in the Carrollton area in 1966. When the Saints were awarded an NFL franchise, he renamed it Charlie's Saint House. In the following year as the Saints played their first games, Mr. Kertz decided that "if they ever win a game, we're going to parade." The Saints' first win and his first parade was Nov. 5, 1967. Mr. Kertz staged many events over the years and attended Saints games throughout the country, bringing an unbridled taste of New Orleans with him.
Survivors include his wife, Lelia K. Kertz; a son, Charles W. "Bro" Kertz III; a daughter, Joan Kertz Serpas; and a sister, Rosie K. Danna. A funeral was held Wednesday at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home. Burial was in the Garden of Memories.
GURVICH, LEONARD SAMUEL SR.
March 31, 2002
Leonard Gurvich Sr., private investigator
Leonard Samuel Gurvich Sr., chairman of the board for New Orleans Private Patrol Service, died Friday of complications from a stroke at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 71.
For the past 50 years, Gurvich devoted himself to fighting crime along the waterfront. He recently boasted that he'd made 81 cases involving stolen containers, not to mention other cargo thefts, recovering millions of dollars in goods.
"He certainly put his heart and soul into his work, " said New Orleans Harbor Police Chief Robert Hecker. "We shared a common goal of striving to keep the port crime-free. . . .We'll miss him."
Mr. Gurvich was a former employee of the Harbor Police, the U.S. Customs Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. He was the past chairman of the National Cargo Security Council, former head of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strike Force on Cargo Crime and was a special investigator for New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr.
"He was a big asset to my office on special investigations, " Connick said. "He helped make some big cases for us regarding things happening on the docks. . . . He worked very hard and was very knowledgeable about organized-crime activity."
Honored with the Outstanding Service Award for 2000 by the National Cargo Security Council, his commendation reads in part: "Your untiring efforts in combating cargo crime are an example for all to emulate. NCSC is proud to have Leonard Gurvich as one of its outstanding members."
The council said Mr. Gurvich's efforts contributed to the port of New Orleans having the "lowest incidence of theft of any international seaport."
The Port of New Orleans honored Mr. Gurvich with its meritorious service award for his outstanding investigative work.
Fighting crime ran in Gurvich's blood. His father, Sam, was the first Russian-born FBI agent and founded the Gurvich Detective Agency in 1929. After his death in 1941, his wife and sons ran the business, with Leonard coming on board in 1956.
Gurvich Detective Agency is now called New Orleans Private Patrol Services and provides security guards to private businesses. It is operated by Gurvich's nephew, Louis.
Mr. Gurvich was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie. He attended St. Martin's Episcopal High School. He was an Air Force and Coast Guard veteran.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Glenn and Leonard Samuel Gurvich Jr.; a daughter, Lauren Vickery Gurvich; and two grandchildren.
A funeral will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park in Foley, Ala.
Fritz Eagan, 76, longtime state senator
March 20, 2002
Frederick L. "Fritz" Eagan Sr., a New Orleanian who spent 17 years in the Louisiana Senate, where he worked to improve public education and health care and was chairman of the powerful Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, died Tuesday at his home in Bay St. Louis, Miss. He was 76.
Mr. Eagan also worked as an insurance agent and was active, with his four brothers, in running three family businesses: Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, Leitz-Eagan Insurance and Eagan Insurance.
He served in the Senate from 1963 to 1980, representing the 6th District, which included the Irish Channel, the Garden District and much of Central City and Broadmoor.
He lost his seat in December 1979 to William Jefferson, a young lawyer who became the Senate's second black member before moving on to Congress.
Mr. Eagan was born in New Orleans and graduated in 1942 from Alcee Fortier High School, where he was captain of the football team and won city and statewide recognition.
He entered Tulane University, but his education was interrupted by three years in the Navy. After returning to Tulane, he graduated with a degree in economics and political science. He was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.
Besides his role as chairman of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, Mr. Eagan also was, at various times, chairman of the Legislative Committee on Education, vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a member of the Budget Committee and the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee.
He also was a member of the State Board of Education for three years, secretary of the Southern Regional Education Board and a legislative floor leader for the Orleans Parish School Board.
He was the principal Senate author of legislation creating the state's Coordinating Council of Higher Education, the Louisiana Educational Television Authority and a hotel-motel training school at the University of New Orleans. He also was a chief architect of the state's expanded network of vocational-technical schools and author of the Special Education Act and Career Education Act.
Mr. Eagan was known for his liberal voting record, and in June 1979, six of the city's seven black legislators signed a statement praising his Senate record, even knowing he faced a major challenge from Jefferson. The statement, addressed to Mr. Eagan, said in part:
"You have long identified with needs and aspirations of poor and disadvantaged people and have taken it upon yourself to provide leadership in fighting for increased public welfare, a better system of public schools, improved health care, and day care centers, to mention a few."
But the six stopped short of endorsing Mr. Eagan, and he was easily defeated by Jefferson. After leaving the Legislature in 1980, he worked for a while as a lobbyist.
Mr. Eagan received honors and awards from the Council of College Presidents, Louisiana Tech University, the Bureau of the Aging, Northeastern Louisiana University, the Vo-Tech School Directors Association, the Louisiana State Nurses Association, the Delgado College Alumni Association and the Louisiana Association of Retarded Citizens.
He was a former chairman of the New Orleans March of Dimes and the Friends of St. Alphonsus, and former grand marshal of the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade.
After retiring and moving to Bay St. Louis, he was active in the Knights of Columbus and helped manage St. Joseph Chapel in Bay St. Louis.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Hopkins Eagan; a son, Frederick "Ric" Eagan Jr.; three daughters, Polly Eagan Breit, Deborah Eagan and Ellen Eagan-McNeill; a brother, Lloyd E. Eagan Sr.; and four grandchildren.
A Mass will be said Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, 228 S. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, and Thursday at 1 p.m. at the church.
Michael J. Cade, 85, NOPSI executive
March 28, 2002
Michael Joseph Cade, a retired senior vice president of operations and engineering with New Orleans Public Service Inc., now Entergy, died March 21 of complications from a fall at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, N.C. He was 85. Mr. Cade was born in Birmingham, Ala., and lived in New Orleans and Metairie before moving to Blowing Rock after his retirement.
Mr. Cade graduated from Tulane University with a degree in electrical engineering and joined NOPSI in 1938 as an assistant engineer. Through the course of his career he served as manager of the electrical system planning division and assistant manager of the electrical department. He was on the board of directors from 1971 to 1978.
Mr. Cade was responsible for many technical advancements and implementations in the electric utility industry, including the installation of power line carrier equipment for supervisory control and telemetering of electric transmission systems; the design of an underground, oil-filled, pipe-type high-voltage cable transmission line; and the design and evaluation of the first 500-kilovolt transmission line and of the first 500-kilovolt air circuit breakers in the country. He was instrumental in the implementing diversity interchange of electrical energy between utility companies.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and participated in the development of airborne radar, for which he received the Legion of Merit from the United States and the Croix de Guerre from France.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia McNahon Cade, and a brother, Robert B. Cade of Houston. No service will be held.
SCACCIA, ANTHONY
March 15, 2002
Anthony Scaccia, a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II, died March 5, 1944, in a plane crash in Papua, New Guinea, during a bombing mission. He was 24. Mr. Scaccia was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and was a Boy Scout leader. He received a Purple Heart. Survivors include two nephews, Eugene and Larry Guccione. A graveside service will be held today at 1 p.m. at Metairie cemetery, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., Metairie. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SCHUBERT, BARBARA THIBODAUX
March 15, 2002
Barbara Thibodaux Schubert, an assistant business manager at the Clarion-Herald for 18 years, died Feb. 28 of kidney failure at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 65. Mrs. Schubert was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 40 years. She was a former president of the New Orleans Retail Credit Association and a former teacher in the Jefferson Parish adult education program. Survivors include her mother, Helen Thibodaux; and a sister, Patty Thibodaux. A private service was held March 2 at Lake Lawn Mausoleum. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home handled arrangements.
PELLEGRIN, CLAIBORNE ‘C.J.' SR.
March 15, 2002
Claiborne "C.J." Pellegrin Sr., a bartender, died Wednesday of heart failure at University Hospital. He was 44. Mr. Pellegrin was born in New Orleans and lived in Gretna and in Algiers for the past four years. Survivors include his wife, Phillis Patty Pellegrin; three sons, Claiborne Pellegrin Jr. and Matthew and Dustin Costanza; his father, Louis Pellegrin; his mother, Betty Bruce Sanchez; two brothers, Troy and Louis Pellegrin Jr.; and a sister, June Ray. A funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will be today from 6 p.m. to midnight and Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park.
SADLIER, CLAUS EMANUEL JR.
March 15, 2002
Claus Emanuel Sadlier Jr., a formally trained musician and retired educator, died Tuesday of heart failure at Select Specialty Hospital. He was 75. Mr. Sadlier was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Warren Easton High School, Loyola University and earned a master's degree at Yale University. He also performed doctoral studies at Tulane and Louisiana State universities. Mr. Sadlier retired from Delgado Community College in 1998 where he had taught music theory and was the stage band and choral director for three decades. Before his duties at Delgado, he was music director at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. and taught English and music at a U.S. military installation in Morocco. He was primarily a French horn player. He was board director of the New Orleans Summer Pops orchestra for many years. He also played for the New Orleans Opera and in the American Legion Band in New Orleans, and was organizer, leader and vocalist of the Dixie Hofkapelle German Band, which was active for many years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II . He was active in Deutsches Haus for years, and served on its board of directors, directed the men's and women's choirs and was editor of Monatsblatt publication. Survivors include his wife, Eva-Marie Sadlier; three sons, Claus Emanuel Sadlier III of Oakland, Calif., Andreas Sadlier of The Woodlands, Texas, and René Sadlier of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Ronald Sadlier of Tucson, Ariz., and Gerald Sadlier of Portsmouth, R.I.; and a sister, Sister Angèle Marie Sadlier. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis cemetery No. 3.
NICHOLAS, ROY SR.
March 15, 2002
Roy Nicholas Sr., a laborer with the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board, died Monday of respiratory failure at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. He was 59. Mr. Nicholas was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Landry Nicholas; two sons, Everette and Roy Nicholas; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Laudumiey Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Highway. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be private.
BROOKS, GERALD ELLIS SR.
March 15, 2002
Gerald Ellis Brooks Sr. died Sunday of kidney failure at his home. He was 59. Mr. Brooks was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Lincoln High School and was a former member of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Carlos Gene Brooks; two daughters, Christian Brooks and Kisean Brooks Miller; two brothers, Kermit and Glynn Brooks; a sister, Sheila Brooks Herron; and six grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Davis Mortuary Service, 6820 West Bank Expressway, Marrero. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn cemetery in Avondale.
BRADY, TINA GIBSON
March 15, 2002
Tina Gibson Brady, a waitress at Tastee Donuts, died Monday of small cell carcinoma at her home. She was 31. Mrs. Brady was born in New Orleans and lived in Terrytown for the past five years. Survivors include her husband, Corey M. Brady; two stepsons, Joshua and Justin Brady; her father, Larry Gibson Sr.; her mother, Marsha Apostalo; her stepfather, Paul Apostalo; her stepmother, Carmine Gibson; a brother, Larry Gibson Jr.; a sister, Ida Garcia; a stepbrother, Michael Apostalo; four stepsisters, Tammy and Cherice Apostalo and Amy and Christy Steele; and her grandmother, Verna Grace Payne. A funeral was held Thursday at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Burial was in St. Patrick cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.
