Bert “BJ” Thibodaux
Bert “BJ” Thibodaux, 89, of Orange, passed away on November 13, 2016.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Chacahoula, Louisiana, on October 19, 1927, he was the son of Dr. C. J. Thibodaux and Mabel (Lajaunie) Thibodaux. Bert served in the U. S. Navy and retired from DuPont Sabine River Works in Orange. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Experimental Aircraft Association. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Owen Thibodaux; and his sister, Ruby Michel.
He is survived by his wife, Marian Thibodaux; his son, David Lawrence Thibodaux; his grandchildren, Laura Thibodaux, and Aubrey Smith and her husband Wesley; and his sister, Beulah Bergeron.
Pallbearers will be Barry Thibodaux, Bryan Thibodaux, Brad Thibodaux, Arthur Bergeron, Claude Dufrene, and Chris Dufrene.
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Claybar Funeral Home
November 17, 2016
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Ronda Carter
November 16, 2016
Ronda Carter, Retired Dupont nurse. Always made you smile,such a happy soul. Flying high today.
Glorria Lovell
November 15, 2016
Glorria Lovell lit a candle in memory of Bert "BJ" Thibodaux
Donald Barker
November 15, 2016
The Bert I knew had a big, infectious laugh and a wonderful sense of storytelling humor. And gosh, he was fearless, flying that open cockpit plane that he built himself many times from Orange to father-in-law Philip Weimer's sugar cane farm in the St. Charles community between Raceland and Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish. A 100% Cajun man, through and through. Paula and I send our love................ Donald Barker, Jr. Natchitoches, LA
Herb Picou
November 15, 2016
Don, here's a photo of Breezy with Bert & Todd taken in 1982. We all got to ride that day. Yes, Bert fearless. What an experience!