Obituaries of JULY 1984 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

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July 27, 1984
Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La.
Submitted by: Chris Tidwell

Blakeman funeral set for Monday

[Gerald B. Blakeman]

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 at St. Joseph
Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux for Gerald B. Blakeman, one of the original
faculty members at Nicholls Junior College and most recently the
university's director of financial aid. The Thibodaux resident died
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at East Jefferson Hospital in New Orleans where he
had been undergoing treatment for the past three weeks. He was 63. A
native of Morgan City, Blakeman joined the faculty of Nicholls Junior
College when it was founded in 1948. He was educated at Morgan City High
School and received a B.A. degree in history from Louisiana State
University in 1947 and a master's of business administration, with a
major in accounting, from LSU in 1948. Blakeman served as an infantry
major with the U.S. Army during World War II, seeing combat in a number
of European countries. In 1950, he was recalled to active duty during
the Korean War, and in 1952, he returned to Nicholls. In 1964, Blakeman
became a professor of business administration and was later appointed
director of the university's office of financial aid and scholarships.
Under his supervision, the office disbursed $2.5 million last year to
assist students with the cost of higher education. Blakeman was a member
of the Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators,
the Southwestern Association of Studen Financial Aid Administrators and
the National Association of Studen Financial Aid Administrators.
Blakeman is survived by his wife Patricia Huewett Blakeman, sons Bryon
Brooks, Courtney Huewett, Patrick Michael, Linden Colin and John
Hollingsworth Blakeman; brother Benny A. Blakeman; sisters Ora Lee
Dressel, Ruth E. Blakeman and Helen J. Blakeman; and six grandchildren.
Visitation has been scheduled at Landry's Funeral Home in Thibodaux from
6 to 10 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Monday. Following
religious services at St. Joseph, burial will be in Morgan City. In lieu
of flowers, the family has asked that donations be sent to the Gerald B.
Blakeman Scholarship Fund at Nicholls State University.