The Sunday Page 9A LAFAYETTE A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Monday, June 1, 2015 at 11:00 am at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport, LA for Therese R. Duet, 86, who passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, LA, after a brief illness. Visitation will be observed on Monday, June 1, 2015 from 9:00 am until the time of services, at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport, LA. A rosary will be recited Monday, June 1, 2015 at 9:30 am at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport, LA. Inurnment will follow in Holy Savior Mausoleum in Lockport, LA.
The Very Reverend Robert C. Rogers, VF, Pastor of Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport, LA, will officiate. Therese was born on October 2, 1928 in Cut Off, LA to Sampson P. Duet and Frazia Gisclair Duet. She grew up in Galliano, LA and graduated from Cut Off High School in 1946.
Therese moved to New Orleans so she could attend Soule Business College from which she graduated in 1948. Her first job was at Valentine Sugars where she worked for Mr. T.M. Barker. Therese met, fell in love and married John J.
Hebert, Jr. from Lockport, LA. After her marriage, she moved to Anchorage, Alaska where her husband was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base. For a time, Therese worked for Alaskan CEO, before giving birth to her daughter. Later, they were transferred to Cape Canaveral in Florida.
After John was discharged from the Air Force, they returned to South Louisiana. Therese lived in Lockport, LA for more than 50 years, working as a bookkeeper for several accountants and insurance agencies. After retiring from bookkeeping, she began a second career as an Ombudsman, advocating nursing home rights in Lafourche Parish. While working as an Ombudsman, Therese received an award as LA Department of Health and Human Resources Ombudsman of the Year. In 2007, she moved to Lafayette, LA to be close to her daughter.
Therese made many friends in Lafayette and enjoyed her final years before disease made it impossible for her to live alone. She resided at Cornerstone South for the past two years. Those left behind to cherish her memories include one daughter, Roxanna Hebert Champagne and her husband, Earl of Lafayette, LA; one son, John D. Hebert and his wife, Nancy Morris Hebert of Raceland, LA; four grandchildren, Jonathan J. Champagne and his wife, Dawn of Katy, TX, Caroline Champagne Courville, MD and her husband, Clifford Courville, MD of Lake Charles, LA, Erik J.
Hebert of Florida and Alex Hebert of Raceland, LA; one brother, Donald Duet of Flatonia, TX; four great grandsons; three great granddaughters and one great- great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sampson and Frazia Duet; her first husband, John J. Hebert, final husband, Lincoln Cheramie; three brothers, Edwin, Elvin and Antoine Duet and one sister, Rica Duet Danos. The family wishes to thank the nurses and caregivers at Cornerstone South, Inc. and the nurses and aids of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, who treated her with gentleness and compassion during her final days.
They would also like to extend a sincere thank you to the caregivers of Heart of Hospice, who guided and supported the family during her illness and made her final days as comfortable as possible. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1010 Pandora (337) 981-7098 is in charge of arrangements. Therese R. Duet MAURICE Memorial Services were held on Friday, May 29, 2015 in Delhomme Funeral Home in Maurice for Linda Blanchard Hebert, 66, who passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2015.
Steve Cognevich, conducted the funeral services. Linda, a resident of Maurice, LA was the daughter of the late William Blanchard and the former Lillian Bishop. She is survived by her loving husband of forty five years, Gerald J. Hebert; her children, Jamie Hebert and Kelly Hebert; her grandchildren, Lauren Hebert, Brandon Hebert, Mattie-Kay Hebert, Haley Hebert, Ella Hebert and Graham Hebert; her great grandson, Ian Hebert and her siblings, George Blanchard and wife Gloria, Betty VanMeter, Peggy Barrios and husband Russell, Carol Ray, Robert Blanchard, Deborah Waters and husband Jeff, Joan Serigney, Catherine Dominique, Remonia Cognevich and husband Steve and Cynthia Hebert and husband Dean. She was preceded in death by her parents, William E.
Blanchard and Lillian Bishop Blanchard; her siblings, Billy Blanchard, Iona Falgout and her brother-in-laws, Benjamin Ray, Richard VanMeter and Ashley Falgout. Personal condolences may be sent to the Hebert family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA was in charge of funeral arrangements. Linda Blanchard Hebert SAN DIEGO, CA Reggie Berizko-White was born January 30, 1942 in Wharton TX.
Reggie peacefully went to be with his lord and savior on May 26, 2015. Reggie was a loving father, Grandfather, Step Father and Step grandfather. Reggie was a native of Lafayette, Louisiana for many years, and at the time of his passing was a living in San Diego, California with his wife and step family. Reggie is survived by his children Eric C. White and his wife Pam of Carencro, Louisiana, Shane (Tommy) White and his wife Christi of Lafayette, Louisiana.
He also survived by his loving wife of 17 years Marjan Berizko-White of San Diego California. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren Chris (C.C.) White, Tayla White, Dylan White, Matthew White, Blaise White, and Alex Mely all of the Lafayette and Carencro Louisiana area. He is also survived by numerous step children and step grandchildren in the California area. He was preceded in death by his parents Covert Etrus and Mary Mae White both of Texas, and one brother Earl Dale White of Church Point, Louisiana. Also his best friend Bill Landry.
life was filled with many memories by coaching his children and many others in the game of baseball, but his best memories were with his family in Louisiana and California. Reggie Berizko-White BITUARIES a general, opular belief that mu- icians make a killing, ased on headlines, tour dates, venue schedules and social media. On the contrary, most bands are constantly on the grind to expand and maintain their craft. As an accordion player, I can only speak for myself and the decision I ade to return to the tudio in 2010, following a even-year hiatus from he music industry. Things are different now, but in a more wholesome and fulfilling way.
Ihave a wife, a 9-year- old son and an 11-year-old stepdaughter. We all love, love, love music. So how do you do what you love, provide for the existing needs and wants, and save enough money for emergencies or just the eve ryday cost of living? Hmmmm, let you know when we find out, No really, we stop it, we keep it with these in perspective: God, family, hard work, genu- ine friends, never giving up and laissez les bon temps rouler. A lmost 24 years ago, at the age of 15, I started learning to play the accordion. My dad, Helaire Trahan, instilled in me at that time that have to maintain a steady job.
He told me it would be hard to make a living as a musician, especially ince the music business is up and down. This made sense, especially seeing my accordion mentor and teacher, Mr. Felix Richard of Cankton, was a carpenter during the week, and played music at venues and festivals on the week- nd. I can honestly say that was good advice, because the accordion does not come with insurance. From experience, I see the only way to make a iving playing music would be to remain on the oad.
I choose not to be away from my family, so not an option. I currently hold a ull-time position within the Lafayette Parish School System, and been there a total of 13 years, having left and returned six years ago. My wife, Chantelle, has worked as a temp driver for FedEx Ground since 2009. he and I also recently tarted a lawn service, ajun Creole Lawn Ser- ice, LLC. We work with my father-in-law, Mr.
Rodney Bernard, and my brother-in-law, Shane Bernard, with the intent to keep growing. The bottom line is it takes money to make money in any business. For us, our music expenses include studio time for recording new albums; copyright fees; artwork; ordering CDs; and photographs; web- site maintenance; paying our five band members; paying our sound company; buying radio advertisem*nt as needed; ordering T-shirts; and post- a fees. Other band projects, such as our nife Cut the Sheep Cut the music video, a nd my nearly- ompleted documentary, Cajun Creole, Black are larger, preplanned projects included in our expenses. Overall, sometimes ends meet, and sometimes they Sometimes you come out ahead, sometimes you break even, and some- imes you suffer a loss.
I hank God, my parents, r. and Mrs. Helaire rahan, my dad, Mr. Rodney Bernard, the entire Bernard family and the entire Trahan family, our genuine friends (business personal), and all of our fans for being the best support system and sponsors for what I stand for as a musician, a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a son- in-law, a brother-in-law, and a human being. orace Trahan the Ossun Express agree the exchange of music and culture for happy, dancing people is priceless.
stop it, keep it accordion does not come with HORACE TRAHAN MUSICIAN DAVID SIMPSON Horace Trahan, right, plays with his father-in-law, Rodney Bernard, during Rootstock 2013 at Beaver Park in Lafayette. bed to a recliner, where he spends days flipping guitars on eBay. ut breathing is still labored from a inancial crisis. a musician with no insur- a nce and a $100,000 medical bill. That include the hip replacement surgery and therapy need to return his 40-year-old body to a new ormal.
saga is a stark reminder of the reality for many local musicians. afayette is teeming with music makers of every enre, especially the native Cajun, zydeco and swamp pop sounds. The area is home to more than 30 Grammy nominees and a least a half dozen who ave brought the prestigious award home. Yet few of those artists can afford to play music full time. Their passion lays second fiddle to a 9 -to-5 job, usually in an nrelated field, that pays the bills.
The handful who do music full time must tour constantly or play in several bands to make ends meet. Music makers around the country share their grim reality. In a 2013 survey of 3,400 artists, the Future of Music Coalition found that 42 percent of rofessional musicians ack any form of health insurance. That number is wice the national aver- a ge. More than 88 percent the artists said they imply afford insurance.
Of those who have i nsurance, 39 percent pay for it themselves, a statistic nearly seven times greater than the general population. hang in Landry knew he was taking a risk when he committed to being a touring folk singer and ongwriter 15 years ago. Aformer National Guardsman, he has made amission of helping Hurricane Katrina and Gulf Oil Spill victims. Landry penned an original song he performed before the ational Commission on he BP Deepwater Hori- on Oil Spill and Offshore rilling. andry was still working on a documentary on he oil spill fallout in April when he collided with an 18-wheeler in Grand Isle.
A his physical battles ontinue, Landry remains ixed on sharing his art a nd the legacy he wants to eave behind. I started this music thing when I was 25, later han most said Landry. knew things ere going to come to me. Ijust had to be patient. what this thing has aught me more than a nything just hang in here.
Just keep doing what you know in your heart supposed to be doing. see where end up. dead and got a pile of money, or dead and done everything you wanted to do and lived a good life, who blues Patience is also a new virtue for veteran bass player Lee Allen Zeno of Lafayette. Besides tour- i ng with the Grammy- and Emmy-winning band, uckwheat Zydeco, Zeno has a long resume that stretches from recordings and performances with local legends, like Carol ran and Major Handy, to enowned names, such as Solomon Burke and Charlie Rich. But after two bouts of tonsillitis in 2002, Zeno ook his advice to isit a specialist.
He was iagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma. Unable to keep food down, Zeno shrank from 270 to 98 pounds. His family feared he survive. health turned around, but he continues to pay on a $180,000 medical bill from his treatment and follow-up exams. He says cancer has aught him patience while still holds on to hope of seeing his name in lights ne day.
eno has spent his more than 40 years back- i ng up the stars. He said ife as a sideman has little glory and financial re- ards. go on the road, we get a said Zeno. get a percentage of what (the artists) get. They could make $50,000 on one gig, going to get your weekly salary.
They could have you paid for the whole six weeks with that one gig. ut the money is still coming in for them and not for us. all the band leaders out there, take care of your people. take care of you. not to say we want to make what you make.
ut we want to make a iving future Making a living has forced Chris Segura to early pull the plug on his music career. A fiddler since the age of 4, Segura as a founding member Feufollet, a band of ute kids who sang in rench and became Cajun usic darlings that oured the U. Canada and France. A an adult band, Feu- follet earned a Grammy omination for their 2010 CD, Iconic singer and songwriter lvis Costello was among he notables who sang the praises. But now 31years old and newly married, Segura has left the band, just a their new CD is getting a ttention from NPR and other national media.
do some local gigs and may fill in with other ands. egura spends his days reserving records, videos and other media into the Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore, part the Center for Cultural and Eco-tourism on the niversity of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. The job provides a steady paycheck and enefits. But he still gets isty-eyed when talking a bout Feufollet, a band he calls wanted to be more said Segura, an a rchivist at UL since 2011. want to be away rom (wife) Erin, away from home for weeks, months at a time.
That was a big part of it. I want to be a 5 0-year-old musician rying to support a family by having to go on the road. not something appealing to me. ith this job, I have insurance, retirement. I had to ake a Tough Continued from Page 1A.
