Nadine Marie Guidry

Kaplan - Nadine Marie Guidry, 64, of Kaplan, Louisiana, joined her beloved mother, sister, and countless dogs in Heaven on February 3, 2025, after a short but hard fight with her third bout of cancer. She passed away in her sleep, at her home, spending her last hours in the company of her dogs Wiggles and Miley and loved ones. Nadine is survived by her loving partner of 16 years, Mark Mire of Kaplan, her daughter, Amber Kemmerly-Louviere, son-in-law Glenn Louviere, Jr., and grandchildren Graison (12) and Lilith (7 months), all of Kaplan. She is also survived by her brother, Burton Guidry (Lisa) of Abbeville/Baton Rouge, and niece Jessica Balfour (Kevin), along with great-niece Savannah (14) and great-nephew Connor (11), all of Mandeville. Additionally, Nadine leaves on Earth a large group of cousins and their respective families: Jessica Guidry (June), Ken Duplechain (Cyndi), Tommy Hebert (Brenda), John Sistrunk (Christina), Greg Sistrunk (Nicole), Sarah Sistrunk Doggett (Paul), Robert Sistrunk (Joanna), Michael Sistrunk (Cassie), and Luci Sistrunk Campbell (Brian). Nadine was welcomed into the afterlife by her beloved mother, Marie Authorine Guidry, and her father, Joseph Guidry, as well as her older sister Debra Ann Menard and brother-in-law Tommy Menard, three paternal aunts, - Deanna Guidry Sistrunk, Lora Dee Guidry, and Numa Guidry Hebert - and cousin David Hebert. There was also probably an entire pack of dogs waiting eagerly to see her again, especially her Big Boy, Couyon. When Nadine set her mind to do something, she was all in, 100%, and some may have said stubbornly determined to do it her way. After staying at home with her daughter for a couple years, she decided to turn her gift of cooking phenomenal food into a career and enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Lafayette Technical College. She became an award-winning chef in the Acadiana area, and managed kitchens at various restaurants of different cuisines, excelling at all of them. After retiring, she turned her love of cooking into a popular business selling jarred foodstuffs at markets from Delcambre to Holly Beach. She also used her years of management experience to help found several local farmers markets, in particular the Cajun Riviera Market in her Happy Place, Holly Beach. Nadine also dedicated her time and energy to helping those in need. She was a volunteer with local animal rescue organizations like Animal Aid of the Vermilion Area, Second Chance Paws, and Onyx’s Legacy, fostering puppies and small dogs until they could find their forever homes. She also coordinated recovery efforts and materials for Holly Beach after Hurricane Laura ravaged the area, finding people to donate large water containers and plotting the logistics of getting those huge containers to the residents of her Happy Place so they could have potable water to help rebuild their community. She transported trailer-fulls of cleaning supplies herself, and cooked large meals for the residents and the linemen working tirelessly to get Holly Beach back on line. Often Nadine donated the products she made or the proceeds from selling those products to raise money for various causes. Nadine’s life will be celebrated in her Happy Place, Holly Beach, at a later date. The family asks that if you’d like to make donations in her name, please make them to your local animal aid and rescue organizations. The family would also like to thank Dr. Michael Cain and his staff at the Ochsner Cancer Center of Acadiana for their dedication to Nadine’s surviving breast cancer twice and their compassion and expertise in this last battle, as well as the kind souls at Hospice Compassus for helping guide Nadine to Heaven with the least amount of pain and suffering as possible. Arrangements have been entrusted to Cypress Funeral Home & Crematory, 206 W. Lafayette St., Maurice, LA 70555.

Nadine Marie Guidry

February 11, 1961 - February 3, 2025