Jules Delambre

Jules William Delambre

Opelousas Funeral services for Mr. Jules William Delambre, 65, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2007, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Interment will follow in the Chenal Cemetery in Jarreau, LA, near False River.

A retired Policy Budget Analyst and Information Technologist with 28 years of service for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Jules William Delambre passed away peacefully after a 1 year struggle with cancer at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas on Thursday morning February 15, 2007. He was 65, born in Houston, Texas September 8, 1941 and shortly after moved to Oscar, Louisiana where he spent the first five years of his life and many summer days at the home of his beloved grandmother. Jules moved with his family to Baton Rouge in 1946 where he attended school. He received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Anthropology and a M.A. in Anthropology from Louisiana State University and did further graduate work in Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. During his college career he took a break to serve in the Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa from 1965 to 1967. He was currently a resident of Frankfort, Kentucky.

Jules taught Sociology at Eastern Kentucky University from 1971 to 1973 before working for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was an active member of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Kentucky, United Nations Association, Friends of the Paul Sawyier Public Library, Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky, Friends of Cameroon, and Change for Kentucky. Jules was very active and always willing to take on any office in these organizations. He always wanted to contribute and make this world a better place. He gave generously of his time and energies to his family, friends and community. Among his many interests were photography, day lily gardening, genealogy, reading, art, folk dance, political action, philosophical debate, and world affairs. Jules worked tirelessly to create peace in the world and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
PHe is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Alice Holmes Delambre; two sons, Brian Delambre of Fort Thomas, Kentucky and Jason Delambre and his wife Amelia Berry of Cincinnati, Ohio; mother, Mary Broughton Delambre of Sunset, Louisiana; sisters, Cherie Delambre and June Delambre Walker of Sunset and Blanche Delambre Cano and her husband, Adolfo Cano of Baton Rouge,

Visitation

Sibille Funeral Home
2309 George Drive
Opelousas, LA  70570
Friday, February 16, 2007
5 p.m.8 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m.serv

Service

Sibille Funeral Home Chapel
2309 George Drive
Opelousas, LA  70570
Saturday, February 17, 2007
1:00 p.m.

Cemetery

Chenal Cemetery
Jarreau, LA  70749