Date de Décès: 2005-10-17
Date de Parution: 2005-10-19
Source: Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Boudreau, Paul Thomas, a retired priest, raconteur, world traveler and long-time resident of South Florida, died October 17, Monday morning surrounded by loving friends and family following a lengthy battle with cancer. Paul was born in 1929 in Springfield, MA, the youngest child of Mose and Mary Grady Boudreau. After graduating from Cathedral High School, Paul attended St Michael's College in Vermont before leaving to study for the priesthood at Grand Seminaire de Montreal, Canada. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1956 and served in several parishes in the diocese of Springfield, MA. His sabbatical enabled him to pursue his love of new places and he traveled the world before settling for several years by the sea in Agadir, Morocco. Upon his return, he retired near his family in Ft Lauderdale where he entertained his many friends from all over the world. He was the beloved brother to Jeanne Boudreau Davis and the late Charles Boudreau; a close and enduring friend to Rick Sykes; and the beloved uncle to a large and growing family. A reception will be held at Baird-Case Funeral Home on Federal Hwy in Ft Lauderdale from 3PM to 7PM, Wednesday, October 19th. A funeral Mass, celebrated by his lifelong friend, Fr. Anthony Creane, will be held Thursday, October 20th, at 12 noon at St Coleman's Church in Pompano Beach, FL. "There's no counting lemon peels in heaven." Burial to follow at Pompano Beach City Cemetery. Arrangements by Baird-Case/Jordan-Fannin Funeral Home, 4343 North Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. 954 492-4000. Published in the Sun-Sentinel on 10/19/2005.