Deaths Elsewhere

Crime commissioner
NEW ORLEANS – Services will be Monday for former Metropolitan Crime Commission director Warren de Brueys. He died Dec. 21 at age 92.
As an FBI agent, he was dispatched from New Orleans to Dallas after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to compile a report on the early investigation of his murder. Conspiracy theorists later tried to link him to a variety of people, including Lee Harvey Oswald. He was the Crime Commission for 10 years after retiring from the FBI.
Survivors include two children.

Former city CAO
BERWICK – Services for retired city official Dave Thomas will be Thursday. He died Dec. 22 at age 74.
He retired as Berwick town clerk and chief administrative officer in 2001. He was on the board of Citrus Land Co.
Survivors include his wife Patricia and several children and step-children.
Arrangements are by Hargrave.

LSU prof emeritus
BATON ROUGE – Services for LSU Alumni Professor of English and Religious Studies, Emeritus Dr. John May will be Thursday. He died Dec. 21 age 82.
He was a long-time professor at LSU and was a Jesuit priest. He taught religion, literature and film at LSU and served as English Department chairman.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter.
Arrangements are by Lakelawn.

Long-time councilman
BALL – Services for long-time town councilman Jerry Giddings will be Friday. He died Dec. 22 at age 72.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and owner of a backhoe service. He was a Ball Town Council member for 23 years.
Survivors include his wife Fay and a son.
Arrangements are by Rush.

State Farm manager
PINEVILLE – Services for former State Farm district manager W.R. Wisenbaker will be Saturday. He died Dec. 22 at age 86.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was district manager for State Farm for more than 30 years. He was a founding member of Rapides Golf and Country Club.
Survivors include his wife Patti, a son and two daughters.
Arrangements are by Hixson Brothers.