Paul L Landry

Abbeville - A Funeral Mass followed by Military Honors will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point for Paul L Landry, age 96, who passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Abbeville. Rev. Arockia Doss Palthasar, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church will be the celebrant. Music will be performed by Laura C. Humble and Matthew D. Boucher. Visitation will begin on Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 11:30 AM until the time of service at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point. A Rosary will be prayed at 12:30 PM. Paul was born in Leroy/Andrew, Louisiana on October 23, 1928. He is a graduate of Indian Bayou High School and attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, LA, majoring in Civil Engineering. He received a Military Science degree from the University of Maryland, and Mechanical Engineering degrees from Texas A&M University. He was on active duty in the United States Air Force for 24 years. This was followed by 16 years of service in the Louisiana State Guard. In the USAF his engineering and research & development assignments were in the central and eastern United States, France and Germany. In the LASG he was the Director of Facilities, Maintenance, & Engineering. In his retirement years he was a resident of Air Force Village II, San Antonio, Texas and The Vermilion at Eastridge Retirement Community in Abbeville, LA. Following his service in the USAF, he was a Consulting Engineer and a Professional Engineer for projects in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He was appointed to the position of Executive Secretary for the Louisiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He was a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying where he served on numerous committees and was chairman of the State Board Secretaries committee. He received the Meritorious Service Award of NCEES. He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi academic honor societies. He was a member of the Louisiana Engineering Society, Louisiana Engineering Foundation, Louisiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Military Engineers, Association of Air Force Missileers, Air Force Association, Retired Officer Association, Military Order of World Wars, and the American Legion. Paul was Roman Catholic. Paul is survived by his son, Dwight Loraine Landry (Rachael) of Dracut, MA; his grandchildren, Shane Michael Landry (Natasha) of Denham Springs, LA, Dwight Michael Landry, and Kirsten Landry Figueiredo (Felipe) of MA; his great-grandchildren, Molly, Matthew and Max Landry and Charlotte and Julian Figueiredo; his nephew, Joshua Reed (Kirsten) as well as his Godchild, Patsy Trahan Domingue. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67, Ingeborg Adele Marianne Schowanek Landry; his son, Timothy Paul Landry; his parents, Glore Broussard Landry and Kossuth Lucien Landry; his sister-in-law, Margot Reed; his niece, Rhea Reed; as well as his cousin, Younnie Leete, who was like a sister to him. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Paul's caretakers: Velma Leblanc, Lena Trahan, Margaret Simon, and Charlene Hoffpauir, as well as the staff at The Vermilion at Eastridge Retirement Community. Paul will be laid to rest at Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings, LA at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Cypress Funeral Home & Crematory, 206 W. Lafayette St., Maurice, LA 70555.

Paul L Landry

October 23, 1928 - September 17, 2025