Obituaries of JULY 1990 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.
Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet
Submitted by: Chris Tidwell
Last modified 5 October, 2014
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JUL 19 1990

Donald Millet
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Cathedral
for
Dr. Donald J. Millet, a native of Reserve and resident of Lake Charles, who
died July 19.
He was the husband of Doris Talbot Millet; father of Sue Perry, Donald Jr.,
John and Robert Millet, and brother of Honorine Daniels, Gilberta Champagne,
Lilly Cashio, Odette Sailer and Elida Caillouet. He is also survived by four
grandchildren.
Dr. Millet received Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees from
Louisiana State University. He joined the staff of McNeese Junior College in
1941 and retired in 1976 with a rank of Professor of History. McNeese Alumni
Association honored him with its President's Cup in 1973 for outstanding
contributions to McNeese.
He was the editor of Centennial History of Lake Charles and coeditor of The
Centennial History of Catholic Education in Imperial Calcasieu, plus a
number
of articles in periodicals and historical journals.
He was a co-founder of The Imperial Calcasieu Museum, cofounder of the
McNeese Review and co-founder of The Southwest Louisiana Historical Society
and was a
charter member of Calcasieu United Appeals.
Millet was a 25 year member of Calcasieu Council No. 1207 of the Knights of
Columbus and was a council's Grand Knight from 1970 to 1974. He was Knight
of
the Year in 1973 and received the council's highest honor, The Distinguished
Service Award in 1982.
Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Charles, is in charge of arrangements.

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