Probation director
GREENSBERG – Services for retired state director of probation and parole Morris “Junior” Easley, Jr. will be Tuesday. He died Dec. 29 at age 86.
He worked for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for 44 years, and as director of probation and parole for 15. He was a member of the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.
Survivors include several children.
Arrangements are by McKneely’s.
Industrial arts educator
BATON ROUGE – Services for industrial arts educator Andrew Gasperecz will be Tuesday. He died Dec. 27 at age 85.
A former teacher at DeRidder High and ULL, he was a leader in career, industrial arts, technical and proprietary education for the State Dept. of Education.
Survivors include his wife Phoebe, a son and a daughter.
Arrangements are by Greenoaks.
Clinical pathologist
THIBODAUX – Services for noted pathologist Dr. Myrton “Myrt” Beeler will be Tuesday. He died Dec. 25 at age 91.
He established the doctoral program in clinical chemistry at LSU Medical School and was editor in chief of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology for years.
Survivors include two children.
Chemist
NEW ORLEANS – Services for noted chemist Dr. Aubry Dupuy, Jr. were Dec. 28. He died Dec. 25 at age 69.
He was branch chief with the EPA’s Environmental Chemistry Laboratory and a multiple recipient of the federal Gold Medal for Service.
Survivors include his wife Mary and three children.