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Gone But Not Forgotten
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE TAKE THESE MOMENTS TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF OUR FELLOW CLASSMATES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LIVING LEGACY OF THEIR LIVES AND THE PRECIOUS TIME WE HAD WITH THEM.
If you know of someone we have not recognized on this Memory page or have an Obit we have not included, please email Mary Basye Paule at marylpaule@hotmail.com. We want to honor and remember all of our departed Classmates.
Rennie Monroe  Rennie Lamar Monroe, born December 1, 1948, in Beaumont, Texas, died peacefully May 13, 2016 at OLOL surrounded by his loving family. A resident of Baton Rouge for the past 41 years, he retired from British Petroleum in 1999 and spent the next 14 years traveling the world as an engineering procurement consultant. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Ann Mullins Monroe; daughters and sons-in-law, Emily and Kyle Godfrey and Katie and Jeb Barber; grandchildren, Mary Thomas Godfrey, Anna Katherine Godfrey and Sadie Barber; sister, Suzanne Walker; and many other loving relatives and friends. He will be remembered as a strong, quiet man, loving husband, father and grandfather. The family would like to express a special thanks to Dr. Ryan Shows whose care guided them through this journey. Visitation is at First United Methodist Church, 930 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 at noon on Saturday, May 21st, with a service following at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, or The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Jed Thomas Parrish  August 25, 1948 - February 27, 1998
Robert Richey  October 10, 1948 - July 17, 1012
Robert "Buddy" Richey, 63, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Christus Hospital, St. Elizabeth. He was born October 10, 1948 in Beaumont to Violet Mellen Richey and Thomas G. Richey, Sr.
Buddy was an Instrumentation Technician for Mobil Oil. He loved to play the guitar and compose his own music. He was also known to show love and care to some we might consider "the least of these". Survivors include his cousin, David Mellen of Beaumont; daughters, Leslie Pollard and her husband, Eric of Conroe; Sheila Taylor and husband, Jimmy of Spring and Jennifer Bodle and husband, Marlin of Crosby, Minnesota; grandchildren, Christian Pollard, Brandon Pollard, Zachary Taylor, Cody Taylor, Kayla Richey, Kira Richey; sisters, Marilyn Mallary and husband, Bill and Chestine Box and her husband, Dan.
The family would like to thank Jerry Kingsley for taking Buddy to his numerous cancer treatments in Houston. A commital for Mr. Richey was held at Broussard's Crematorium. Charles William Robinson  March 15, 1949 - June 7, 1968
Accidental Drowning
Interment - Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas
Michael St. Clair  MICHAEL L. (MIKE) ST. CLAIR, 53, of Houston, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2002. Mike was born and raised in Beaumont, TX. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He attended Rice University. Mike worked in the banking industry for many years before owning and operating several floral shops in the Houston area, and was presently managing LaQuinta Inn and Suites. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lloyd St.Clair and is survived by his mother, Aderle St. Clair Hall and husband, Thomas; sister, Sherry Storer and husband, Steve; brother, Terry L. St. Clair and wife, Gwen; one niece, three nephews and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Patrick James Sapaurx, Jr.  October 9, 1949 - January 23, 1995
Steven F. Segrest  Steven F. Segrest passed away on December 8, 2016. He was a resident of Pt. Arthur, but grew up in Beaumont. Steven graduated from French High School and was a member of the class of 1967. He joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served in Viet Nam from 1967-1968. Steven enjoyed art and fishing his entire life. He is survived by a daughter and a son and two grandsons and a sister.
Karl Michael Self  April 25, 1949 - Decemebr 12, 1987
(Article from the Beaumont Enterprise)
Karl Michael Self, chief photographer for the Port Arthur News, collapsed and died at his Beaumont home Saturday. He was 38.
A family member said he experienced discomfort about 3 a.m., then collapsed and died. Mike and his wife, Margaret, had attended a dinner Friday night in Port Neches honoring Bill Meroney, who retires January 1 as publisher of the Port Arthur News.
Self was chief photographer for the News since June 27, 1984. An Air Force veteran, he also had worked for four years for the Beaumont Enterprise, had helped run a family business and had worked for Nelson's Photographics Inc. in Beaumont.
A native and lifelong resident of Beaumont, Self had attended Lamar Universary and Yuba College in Yuba City, Calif.
Survivirs include his wife; mother, Grace Self; and a brother, Chuck Self, all of Beaumont. Idona Strickland  Idona Strickland Tucker
January 9, 1949 - April 10, 2004, Longview, Texas. Robert Summers  Died as a result of exposure to agent orange in Viet Nam.
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