Diocese of Lafayette recognizes 75 honorees
LAFAYETTE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette honored 75 people at the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mass and Award Ceremony Celebration on Friday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
The 2012 honorees are:
Deacon Randy Hyde of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church of Abbeville; Anita Levy of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Abbeville; Betty John of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge; Allen JeanBatiste of St. Anthony Mission Chapel in Cade; Elsie Arceneaux of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Carencro; Dianne Borel, Karen Chevalier, Carmelita Lewis and Rita Trailer of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cecilia; Penny D. Chavis, Austin Guidry and Joseph Nolan Monroe of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point; Margaret Freeman of St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Crowley; Monica C. Esponge, Lou Ella S. Pesson, Kenneth J. Reaux and Gloria L. Wiggins of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Delcambre; Winston J. Linden, Virgil Ruffin Sr., Dorothy L. Trahan and Rose B. Trahan of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Delcambre; Joseph Jay Robertson of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in Duson; Dorothy Frugé of St. Mathilda Catholic Church in Eunice; John Lockett, Nathaniel Lockett, Charles Morgan and Gus Thomas of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Four Corners; Jean Franklin of St. Jules Catholic Church in Franklin; Dolores Lachapelle and Audrey Olivier of St. Anne Catholic Church in Frilot Cove; Mary V. Murray of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau; Lenette Hawk-Hill of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Jeanerette; Dillon Constantine and Ethel Thibeaux of Holy Rosary/St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Kaplan;
Dr. John Azar of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette; Carlos Boudreaux of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lafayette; Elizabeth Alexander, Johnny Alexander, Matthew Batiste and Rashida Henry of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lafayette; Rubin Broussard of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafayette; Nelson J. Schexnayder Jr. of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church of Lafayette; Bobette P. Castille, Elizabeth Ann Constantine and Alfred McZeal of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Lafayette; William Bellefontaine of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lafayette; Wilma Simien of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawtell; Joseph Irving Jr. of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in LeBeau; Patsy Arceneaux of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Leonville; Fabian Strauss of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville; Misty Raynette Green, Harley Joseph Mitchell, Joyce Polk Sorrell and Don Vital of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Loreauville; Octavia Guillory of St. Ann Catholic Church in Mallet; Antoine Broussard of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maurice; Oliver Butler of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milton; Elsie Rochon Jones of St. Edward Catholic Church in New Iberia; Cynthia Payne and Nelson Robertson of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas; Joseph Pat Battin and Eva Brown of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plaisance; Pearl Key of St. Mary Catholic Church in Port Barre; Shirley Ann Rami of St. Jules Catholic Church in Prairie Laurent; Rosie L. Houston of Notre Dame Catholic Church in St. Martinville; Ethel Brooks Young of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Scott; Angela Gunner of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Verdunville; Daniel Gallow of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ville Platte; Jeffery J. Boutté, Dorian Randell and Tamarica C. Trent of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington; Mable Guidry (posthumously) and Melba Melancon of St. Anne Catholic Church in Youngsville; Henrietta C. Robertson of Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Little Theresa Court #11; and Joseph Charles of Office of Black Catholic Ministries.