Hi Paul: I have some of it. Here's his direct line: V. Price LeBlanc William Hardee LeBlanc and Mary Ada Maillian Simon LeBlanc and Laura Emelie Greaud Jules O. LeBlanc and Marie Domitilde Hebert That's as far as I went. You may be able to trace it further. I haven't attempted. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul L LeBlanc" <pleblan@aim.com> To: <acadian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: [ACADIAN] OBIT Price Le Blanc - "Dahlin'" > Anyone who has spent anytime in Baton Rouge has seen his commercials > for his auto dealerships where he also promoted LeBlanc Sausage. > > Does anyone have his Le Blanc line? > > Paul Le Blanc > l'Ascension > Louisiane > > ================================ > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=v-price-leblanc&pid=146783563 > ================================= > V. Price LeBlanc > > "I'd like to be remembered as someone who cared for his fellow man," > Price LeBlanc often said. The cattle farmer turned auto dealer died at > age 88 on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at his lifelong home in St. Gabriel, > closing the page on a long and accomplished life. Visitation will be at > Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Monday, Nov. 22, was > from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will recommence at St. Gabriel > Catholic Church, 3625 La. 75, St. Gabriel, Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 8:30 > a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. conducted by the Rev. > Charles Landry. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Price LeBlanc > was born Sept. 7, 1922, the fourth child of William Hardee LeBlanc and > Mary Ada Maillian LeBlanc, who preceded him in death, along with his > brothers, W.H. "Bill" LeBlanc, Jr. and Gordon S. LeBlanc; and sisters, > Marion LeBlanc LaPlace and Mary Ada LeBlanc Williams. He is survived by > his beloved wife of 59 years, Shirley M. Wolf LeBlanc; two daughters > and sons-in-law, Nancy LeBlanc and Charles A. Bondy, and Lori LeBlanc > and Russell W. Anderson; four sons and daughters-in-law, V. Price > LeBlanc Jr. and Christine R. LeBlanc, Gregory J. and Geri L. LeBlanc, > Clifton D. and Elizabeth D. LeBlanc, and Brent P. and Jolie C. LeBlanc; > and grandchildren, Elizabeth Bondy Fortenberry, Catherine Bondy, > Caroline Bondy, John Anderson, Myles Anderson, Philippe LeBlanc, > Matthew LeBlanc, Gregory LeBlanc Jr., Alex LeBlanc, Hannah LeBlanc, > Taylor LeBlanc, John LeBlanc, Emily LeBlanc, Clifton LeBlanc Jr., > Victoria LeBlanc, Brennan Price LeBlanc and Brianna LeBlanc. After > completing St. Gabriel High School and receiving his honorable > discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps, he graduated from Spring Hill > College in Mobile in 1947 and remained a dedicated alumnus. Before > attending Spring Hill, Price LeBlanc claimed to have been a shy young > man, a claim his many friends and associates find difficult to believe. > After Spring Hill he began working in the cattle business, and in 1954, > started selling automobiles at Standard Motors in Baton Rouge. He > quickly went into business on his own selling used cars, and then > Ramblers in St. Gabriel. In 1964, he opened a Chrysler-Plymouth > dealership in Gonzales. The Toyota dealership which opened in 1969 > recently celebrated its 41st anniversary. In the early 1960s, > leveraging his cattle-rearing background, the "The Tradin' Country Boy" > restored the old Louisiana tradition of lagniappe or something extra by > giving his "Country Sausage" to all who gave him a chance to earn their > business. In 1980, Price LeBlanc introduced the endearing and all > familiar "Dahlin'" salutation and slogan in honor of his beloved > mother. He often attributed his success and the attainment of countless > awards for customer satisfaction and sales to a simple truism, "treat > others as you would like to be treated." Quotes like: "Without our > friends we're nothing!" and "Make sure you treat people right when > you're going up the ladder, otherwise you just might see them again ... > going down," are vintage Price LeBlanc. He lent support to and helped > raise funds for many nonprofit organizations in the area including: > Catholic Charities, Our Lady of the Lake Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis > Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana, > National Federation of the Blind, St. Joseph's Academy, Catholic High > School, LSU, LSU 4-H, Spring Hill College and St. Gabriel Catholic > Church. The LeBlanc family thanks those who attended to our Dad in his > final years. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to > Catholic Charities, St. Gabriel Catholic Church, or the charity of your > choice. He was a loyal son of his community and the congregation of St. > Gabriel Church, whose rolls contain generations of his family going > back to Acadia and France in the early 1600s. > Published in The Advocate on November 23, 2010 > > > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the > "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message