Obituaries of OCTOBER 1987, Daily Comet Newspaper, Lafourche Parish, La. NOTE: The obituaries below may not be a complete listing for the date Submitted by: Chris TidwellSource: Unless otherwise noted, this file was derived from publications of the Terrebonne Genealogical Society. TGS has granted permission to re-format and publish this data on Genweb Archives. The TGS file was derived from sources as noted aboveLast modified: 13 Oct 2009 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. ********************************************* NOTE: The date of publication for each record was not available. The date of death has been used to order the file. ========================================================================== October 11, 1987 Albert L. Diket Funeral services set for Nicholls professor.Dr. Albert L. Diket Nicholls State University history professor emeritus Dr. Albert L. Diket died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 76.Diket joined the Nicholls faculty in 1968. He taught history there until his retirement in May 1982. He was a native of Algiers and had lived in Thibodaux for the past 20 years.Diket received degrees from Tulane, The University of Oregon and Louisiana State University. He was the author of several books. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota and Phi Alpha Theta Honorary fraternities. He was first president and co-founder of the New Orleans Jazz Club.Diket was active with community theaters, acting in play at LaPetite Theatre in New Orleans, the Thibodaux Playhouse and the East Carolina University Players. He is survived by his wife, Babette Gluckman Diket; daughter, Susan D. Clark; sons, Christopher, Jeffrey and Dr. Albert Diket Jr.; and sister Beryl Uhl. He is also survived by two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert M. and Florence DeVoe Diket. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until funeral time Tuesday at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Thibodaux. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of Arrangements. Donations to the Thibodaux Friends of the Library or E.D. White Catholic High School are preferred.