PREIS


Published on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:15 AM CDT



John Fabre Preis, 84, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2009.

He was the husband of Bernice Smith Preis for 64 years; father of Tana P. Glockner of South Carolina, Deborah P. Boudreaux, Johnnie Lynn P. Letsch and Lisa P. Tuyes; father-in-law of George L. Boudreaux, Danny R. Letsch and Wayne C. Tuyes; son of the late R. Joseph Preis and Corrine Walker Preis; and brother of Richard D. Preis and the late James R. Preis and Joseph W. Preis. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He was also loved by his deceased grandson, Daren S. Boudreaux. He was a native of New Orleans and Metairie and a resident of Covington. He served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific as I, II, III Engineer Officer and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a member of the Good Ole Metairie Boys; twice past president and member of the Metairie High School Alumni Association. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a memorial service at 1 p.m. today at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st Ave., Covington with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Daren S. Boudreaux Scholarship Fund, St. Paul’s High School, 917 S. Jahncke Ave., Covington, LA 70433, and/or in honor of Andrew R. Danenhower, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Sign the guest book online at www.ejfieldingfh.com.




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