Kinder-William Stanley Leger, Sr., 87, died peacefully in his sleep at home in Kinder, Louisiana, on Monday, November 23, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2020 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. Rev. Whitney Miller and Rev. Carlos Garcia will officiate. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11 a.m. until time of service. Masking and social distancing will be observed.
Stan was a 1952 graduate of Kinder High School. After active duty in the United States Navy during the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1960. He obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in Education from McNeese State University and, later, both a Master’s of Education in Administration and Supervision and thirty graduate hours above his Master’s Degree. Additionally, he gained certification in Guidance and Counseling.
Stan had a long and varied career in education. He first served as a classroom teacher in Calcasieu and East Baton Rouge Parish schools. He then served as a Guidance Counselor at Midland High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley Junior High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley High School, and, finally, Principal of Crowley High School.
After retiring from education, Stan and his wife, Kathryn, founded and published The Kinder Courier News of Kinder, Louisiana. Stan served as editor and his specialty was writing human interest feature stories about the people, living or dead, who were Allen Parish landmarks. The Louisiana Press Association selected several of his features as prizewinners. Stan’s “First Column”, where he expressed his thoughts and opinions were always must-reads. However, the favorite feature for readers was probably the old photos labeled “The Way We Were.” Stan and his wife sold The Kinder Courier News to the Louisiana State Newspapers in 1987.
Stan then joined the staff of Sowela Technical Institute in Lake Charles as Assessment Counselor. He later was named Assistant Director, then Acting Director and, in 1989, Director/Dean of LTC Sowela Campus. He next became Assistant Chancellor in District V and, last, proudly became the Chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in 2003, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Stan was a Third Degree Knight of Columbus of the H.W. Leger Memorial Council 2893, and a member of the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church of Kinder, LA. Stan was the elected Justice of the Peace for Ward 2 of Allen Parish from 1980 to 1986. He also served as a member of Governor Edwin Edwards’ 1991-1992 Education Transition Team, Governor Mike Foster’s 1997 Community and Technical College System Task Force, and a member of the 2001 Task Force on the Board of Regents Postsecondary Education Master Plan. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Lake Charles, the Board of Directors of Chennault Industrial Airport Authority, commission member of the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions for SACS, a founding Commission Member of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and the Chair of the COE, January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000.
Stan loved teaching, his students, his co-workers, and the institutions where he was blessed to have worked. His long career in education brought him great joy and fulfillment.
Stan leaves behind his wife, Clara Kathryn Barnett Leger; his daughter, Rita Rush (Jason); five grandchildren, Tatum Leger, Victoria Leger, Kathleen Rush, William Rush, and Benjamin Rush; three siblings, Sherry Holmes (Bruce), Rita Leger, and Mary Sue Fontenot (Donald); beloved nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and fellow educators.
Stan is happily reunited with his beloved son, William (Bill) Stanley Leger, Jr., in a better place where no tears are shed.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Jason Rush, Matt Fontenot, Joe Fournet, Tony Palotta, Chris Falgout, and Nic Hunter.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11 a.m. until time of service. Masking and social distancing will be observed.
Stan was a 1952 graduate of Kinder High School. After active duty in the United States Navy during the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1960. He obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in Education from McNeese State University and, later, both a Master’s of Education in Administration and Supervision and thirty graduate hours above his Master’s Degree. Additionally, he gained certification in Guidance and Counseling.
Stan had a long and varied career in education. He first served as a classroom teacher in Calcasieu and East Baton Rouge Parish schools. He then served as a Guidance Counselor at Midland High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley Junior High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley High School, and, finally, Principal of Crowley High School.
After retiring from education, Stan and his wife, Kathryn, founded and published The Kinder Courier News of Kinder, Louisiana. Stan served as editor and his specialty was writing human interest feature stories about the people, living or dead, who were Allen Parish landmarks. The Louisiana Press Association selected several of his features as prizewinners. Stan’s “First Column”, where he expressed his thoughts and opinions were always must-reads. However, the favorite feature for readers was probably the old photos labeled “The Way We Were.” Stan and his wife sold The Kinder Courier News to the Louisiana State Newspapers in 1987.
Stan then joined the staff of Sowela Technical Institute in Lake Charles as Assessment Counselor. He later was named Assistant Director, then Acting Director and, in 1989, Director/Dean of LTC Sowela Campus. He next became Assistant Chancellor in District V and, last, proudly became the Chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in 2003, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Stan was a Third Degree Knight of Columbus of the H.W. Leger Memorial Council 2893, and a member of the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church of Kinder, LA. Stan was the elected Justice of the Peace for Ward 2 of Allen Parish from 1980 to 1986. He also served as a member of Governor Edwin Edwards’ 1991-1992 Education Transition Team, Governor Mike Foster’s 1997 Community and Technical College System Task Force, and a member of the 2001 Task Force on the Board of Regents Postsecondary Education Master Plan. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Lake Charles, the Board of Directors of Chennault Industrial Airport Authority, commission member of the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions for SACS, a founding Commission Member of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and the Chair of the COE, January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000.
Stan loved teaching, his students, his co-workers, and the institutions where he was blessed to have worked. His long career in education brought him great joy and fulfillment.
Stan leaves behind his wife, Clara Kathryn Barnett Leger; his daughter, Rita Rush (Jason); five grandchildren, Tatum Leger, Victoria Leger, Kathleen Rush, William Rush, and Benjamin Rush; three siblings, Sherry Holmes (Bruce), Rita Leger, and Mary Sue Fontenot (Donald); beloved nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and fellow educators.
Stan is happily reunited with his beloved son, William (Bill) Stanley Leger, Jr., in a better place where no tears are shed.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Jason Rush, Matt Fontenot, Joe Fournet, Tony Palotta, Chris Falgout, and Nic Hunter.
Kinder-William Stanley Leger, Sr., 87, died peacefully in his sleep at home in Kinder, Louisiana, on Monday, November 23, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2020 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. Rev. Whitney Miller and Rev. Carlos Garcia will officiate. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11 a.m. until time of service. Masking and social distancing will be observed.
Stan was a 1952 graduate of Kinder High School. After active duty in the United States Navy during the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1960. He obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in Education from McNeese State University and, later, both a Master’s of Education in Administration and Supervision and thirty graduate hours above his Master’s Degree. Additionally, he gained certification in Guidance and Counseling.
Stan had a long and varied career in education. He first served as a classroom teacher in Calcasieu and East Baton Rouge Parish schools. He then served as a Guidance Counselor at Midland High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley Junior High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley High School, and, finally, Principal of Crowley High School.
After retiring from education, Stan and his wife, Kathryn, founded and published The Kinder Courier News of Kinder, Louisiana. Stan served as editor and his specialty was writing human interest feature stories about the people, living or dead, who were Allen Parish landmarks. The Louisiana Press Association selected several of his features as prizewinners. Stan’s “First Column”, where he expressed his thoughts and opinions were always must-reads. However, the favorite feature for readers was probably the old photos labeled “The Way We Were.” Stan and his wife sold The Kinder Courier News to the Louisiana State Newspapers in 1987.
Stan then joined the staff of Sowela Technical Institute in Lake Charles as Assessment Counselor. He later was named Assistant Director, then Acting Director and, in 1989, Director/Dean of LTC Sowela Campus. He next became Assistant Chancellor in District V and, last, proudly became the Chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in 2003, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Stan was a Third Degree Knight of Columbus of the H.W. Leger Memorial Council 2893, and a member of the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church of Kinder, LA. Stan was the elected Justice of the Peace for Ward 2 of Allen Parish from 1980 to 1986. He also served as a member of Governor Edwin Edwards’ 1991-1992 Education Transition Team, Governor Mike Foster’s 1997 Community and Technical College System Task Force, and a member of the 2001 Task Force on the Board of Regents Postsecondary Education Master Plan. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Lake Charles, the Board of Directors of Chennault Industrial Airport Authority, commission member of the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions for SACS, a founding Commission Member of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and the Chair of the COE, January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000.
Stan loved teaching, his students, his co-workers, and the institutions where he was blessed to have worked. His long career in education brought him great joy and fulfillment.
Stan leaves behind his wife, Clara Kathryn Barnett Leger; his daughter, Rita Rush (Jason); five grandchildren, Tatum Leger, Victoria Leger, Kathleen Rush, William Rush, and Benjamin Rush; three siblings, Sherry Holmes (Bruce), Rita Leger, and Mary Sue Fontenot (Donald); beloved nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and fellow educators.
Stan is happily reunited with his beloved son, William (Bill) Stanley Leger, Jr., in a better place where no tears are shed.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Jason Rush, Matt Fontenot, Joe Fournet, Tony Palotta, Chris Falgout, and Nic Hunter.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11 a.m. until time of service. Masking and social distancing will be observed.
Stan was a 1952 graduate of Kinder High School. After active duty in the United States Navy during the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1960. He obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in Education from McNeese State University and, later, both a Master’s of Education in Administration and Supervision and thirty graduate hours above his Master’s Degree. Additionally, he gained certification in Guidance and Counseling.
Stan had a long and varied career in education. He first served as a classroom teacher in Calcasieu and East Baton Rouge Parish schools. He then served as a Guidance Counselor at Midland High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley Junior High School, Assistant Principal of Crowley High School, and, finally, Principal of Crowley High School.
After retiring from education, Stan and his wife, Kathryn, founded and published The Kinder Courier News of Kinder, Louisiana. Stan served as editor and his specialty was writing human interest feature stories about the people, living or dead, who were Allen Parish landmarks. The Louisiana Press Association selected several of his features as prizewinners. Stan’s “First Column”, where he expressed his thoughts and opinions were always must-reads. However, the favorite feature for readers was probably the old photos labeled “The Way We Were.” Stan and his wife sold The Kinder Courier News to the Louisiana State Newspapers in 1987.
Stan then joined the staff of Sowela Technical Institute in Lake Charles as Assessment Counselor. He later was named Assistant Director, then Acting Director and, in 1989, Director/Dean of LTC Sowela Campus. He next became Assistant Chancellor in District V and, last, proudly became the Chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in 2003, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Stan was a Third Degree Knight of Columbus of the H.W. Leger Memorial Council 2893, and a member of the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church of Kinder, LA. Stan was the elected Justice of the Peace for Ward 2 of Allen Parish from 1980 to 1986. He also served as a member of Governor Edwin Edwards’ 1991-1992 Education Transition Team, Governor Mike Foster’s 1997 Community and Technical College System Task Force, and a member of the 2001 Task Force on the Board of Regents Postsecondary Education Master Plan. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Lake Charles, the Board of Directors of Chennault Industrial Airport Authority, commission member of the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions for SACS, a founding Commission Member of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and the Chair of the COE, January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000.
Stan loved teaching, his students, his co-workers, and the institutions where he was blessed to have worked. His long career in education brought him great joy and fulfillment.
Stan leaves behind his wife, Clara Kathryn Barnett Leger; his daughter, Rita Rush (Jason); five grandchildren, Tatum Leger, Victoria Leger, Kathleen Rush, William Rush, and Benjamin Rush; three siblings, Sherry Holmes (Bruce), Rita Leger, and Mary Sue Fontenot (Donald); beloved nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and fellow educators.
Stan is happily reunited with his beloved son, William (Bill) Stanley Leger, Jr., in a better place where no tears are shed.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Jason Rush, Matt Fontenot, Joe Fournet, Tony Palotta, Chris Falgout, and Nic Hunter.
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