Deaths Elsewhere

Calcasieu Parish counsel
LAKE CHARLES – Services for long-time Calcasieu Parish Police Jury general counsel Allen Smith, Jr. will be Jan. 17. He died Jan. 11 at age 78.
He had been with the firm of Plauche, Smith & Nieset for 50 years and was the police jury’s attorney for 14. He was a member of the Airport Authority and served several years on the Fire and Police Civil Service Board. He was an inductee of the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame and past president of the La. Assn. of Defense Counsel.
Survivors include his wife Shirley and three children.
Arrangements are by Johnson.

Priest
SHREVEPORT – Services for Roman Catholic priest David Richter will be Jan. 17. He died Jan. 10 at age 57.
His parish assignments included serving as Parochial Vicar at Christ the King Church, Bossier City and St. John Berchman Cathedral, Shreveport; Administrator of Blessed Sacrament, Shreveport; Pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Shreveport and St. Joseph Church in Zwolle. His most recent parish assignment was Pastor of Jesus the Good Shepherd, Monroe. Additional assignments included serving as Greco Institute Professor, Chaplain for Catholic Scouting, Master of Ceremonies to Bishop Friend, LSU-Shreveport campus minister, Vicar Forane of the Southern Deanery, Advocate of the Tribunal, Judge and Defender of the Bond, Advisory Member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, member of Northwest Louisiana Emergency Food and Shelter Board (FEMA). Other assignments include Director of Church Vocations, Vicar General for Bishop Friend, Vicar General for Bishop Duca and Moderator of the Curia. David has received the awards of “Clergyman of the Year” by the Knights of Columbus, “Scroll of Honor” from the National Catholic Community on Scouting and the “Brown Pelican” Diocese of Shreveport Catholic Committee on Scouting.
Survivors include three brothers.
Arrangements are by Osborne.