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Opelousas- Graveside Funeral services for Mr. James Tecson, age 82, were held on Friday, March 19, 2010, with Interment in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, Louisiana. Rev. Louis Charriere officiated. The Keesler AFB Honor Guard rendered last honors at the services.
Mr. Tecson, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, and a resident of Jennings, Louisiana, died after a short illness, on Monday, March 15, 2010, at 9:10 p.m. at Louisiana Extended Care Hospital, located in Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.
He was an infantryman in the U. S. Army and transferred to the Reserves after WWII. Shortly thereafter, he returned to active duty with the U. S. Army Air Corps. He was a Flight Engineer on B-29�??s, B-36�??s, and various other aircraft. Mr. Tecson flew during the Korean War and many strategic missions during the Cold War. He became an instructor in the U. S. Air Force the latter part of his 27-year career and retired as a Master Sergeant. After his service, he retired in Abilene, Texas, for approximately 30 years to raise his family. He moved to Opelousas after the death of his wife of 48 years, Mary Elizabeth Tecson.
Mr. Tecson was raised a Catholic and later was baptized into the Southern Baptist Church at the First Baptist Church in Tripoli, Libya. He was a life member of the VFW and the Air Force Sergeants Association. He was a member of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, where he was a Knight of the Square Table and held the highest rank, Order of Excalibur.
He was a resident of the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings, Louisiana. His family would like to thank all staff members and residents who made the last few months of his life enjoyable.
Survivors include three children: James and his wife, Betty of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Joseph and his wife, Kim of Frisco, Texas; and Mary Ellen Devillier and her husband, Christopher of Opelousas, Louisiana; two brothers: Marcus Lursano Tecson and his wife, Florence of Makakilo, Hawaii; and Howard Mata of Rome, New York; two sisters: Estrella Mata of Norway; and Sarah Tecson-Delos Rayes of Hawaii; and his seven Grandchildren: Jennifer Kaltenbach, Jasmine Berlanga, Ashley Bellington, Christopher Devillier, Jr., Logan Tecson, Jared Tecson, Katlin Tecson, and Cody Tecson; and one great-grandchild, Alyssa Bellington.
Mr. Tecson was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Watson Tecson; his parents: Fernando Tecson and Paula Eulalia Lursano Tecson; and one sister, Modesta Tecson.
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