LeRoy Kanapaux Obituary

KANAPAUX, LeRoy LeRoy Griser Kanapaux, 67 of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 11, 2005, after a short illness. Mr. Kanapaux was born in Charleston to Leroy Thomas and Geraldine Catherine Griser Kanapaux on Tuesday, November 30, 1937. He received a degree in Philosophy from St. Mary's College in Baltimore, MD and faithfully served our country in the US Army where he was stationed in Verdun, France. Mr. Kanapaux worked as a book editor with Shead & Ward Publishing in New York, NY and later becoming vice-president of F.E.L. Publications in Los Angeles, CA. He moved to the Indian Lake Community in Denville, NJ and worked as a Funeral Director's Assistant at Whitham-Kanapaux Funeral Home in Rockaway, NJ. Upon returning to Charleston, Mr. Kanapaux assisted in answering phone calls for the James A. McAlister Funeral Home. He was an avid reader who had great knowledge of classical music, opera's and spoke French fluently. Mr. Kanapaux is survived by his brother, Robert E. Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ; his sister, Yvonne M. Kanapaux-Garrison of Charleston, with whom he lived; Nieces and nephews, Carrie A. Burroughs and her husband Jimmy of Havelock, NC, Marc T. Kanapaux and his fiancée Krista Berberich of Folly Beach, SC, Melissa A. Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ, Bret E. Kanapaux and his fiancée Karen Adderley of Sarasota, FL, and Meredith Janiec of Bloomingdale, NJ; his sister-in-law Linda A. Kanapaux and a great-niece and great nephews, Catherine, Jimmie, Jeremy and Joseph Burroughs. He is also survived by his godmother, Theresa Cordray Preston of Belleville, FL. The relatives and friends of LeRoy G. Kanapaux are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER, INC. 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.