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Raymond Terence St. Amand, 84, Vero Beach
June 26, 1937 – October 28, 2021
Raymond Terence St. Amand, 84, of Vero Beach, passed away and went to heaven on 10/28/2021 with his family by his side. He was born on 06/26/1937 to the late Pierre St. Amand and Florida Lacasse of Sanford Maine.
Raymond graduated from Saint Ignatius High School where he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. He joined the army on 01/26/1957 and actively served until honorably discharged on 02/28/1963.
After moving to Florida he enjoyed working in the restaurant industry. Throughout his career, he managed many restaurants and this is where his love of cooking began. After working many years Raymond retired to Vero Beach. There he was an active member and officer of the local Elks Lodge #1774. He enjoyed calling bingo, which raised funds for local charities. In 2001 he married the love of this life and they shared 18 years together.
Raymond was preceded in death by his loving wife Helen L. St. Amand and his son William R. Gray Jr.
Raymond was survived by his Sister, Cecile M. Lyle and his Niece, Madeline E. Lyle of Sanford, ME; Daughter, Virginia G. Breaux (Kallum) of Westwego, LA; Grandchildren, William R. Gray III of Vero Beach, FL; Daniel J. Gray (Michelle) of Alvin TX; Rueben M. Breaux (Ariel) and 2 great grandchildren of Milford, KS.
A veterans military service will be held at South Florida National Cemetery for family and friends at a later date.
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Paul “Duke” David, 82, Port St. Lucie
June 20, 1939 – October 30, 2021
JELLEY, Paul “Duke” David, 82 of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 30, 2021 with his beloved wife and partner of 42 years, Annie and daughter Kathleen by his side holding his hands. Duke was born in Boston, MA on June 20, 1939 to the late Helen M. “Sid” (Harvey) and the late Walter G. Jelley. He grew up in Allston, MA and loved playing baseball as a kid.
Duke very proudly served our country as an Airman in the United States Air Force for 4 years. He worked as an electrician on military jets.
Duke was an extremely proud President of his Union for the Boston Public Schools Custodians’ Association and a staunch union supporter in our country. He and Annie took labor law courses through the Archdiocese of Boston.
Duke was an avid sports fan and especially fond of baseball, football and horse racing. The Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots were two of his favorite teams. However, when his teams were playing poorly especially the recent Sox loss in the playoffs, he would yell at the TV loud enough where they probably could hear him wherever they were playing. He loved watching and betting on (and not happily losing) on horse racing especially the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. It would thoroughly annoy him when he studied the racing program stats, placed his bet and lost while Annie would play their Boston area code 617 and win. He loved telling stories of playing baseball as a kid, getting into fistfights and of his Air Force days with his buddies Abe, Mo, George and Mikie affectionately known as the “wine brothers”. They had lost touch after serving but regained their connection some years ago and had several reunions where they reminisced and teased each other relentlessly.
Duke was an amazing singer, dancer and cook. Annie always said his voice reminded her of Hank Williams. He was known for his chili, pea soup and gumbo. If you’ve had any of them, you know you had to drink from a fire hose to put out the numbness of your lips and throat from how spicey they were. He was very well read and could argue anyone under the table about any topic but especially politics. He was the neighborhood handyman. He could fix anything or have any item a neighbor needed in the garage, which is so full of anything under the sun, the car doesn’t fit.
Paul worshipped Annie, his wife and partner for over 42 years and they lovingly called each other the nickname “Jell”. They did everything together and were perfectly content in each’ other’s company. Every morning he brought her coffee and kissed her and every evening when they went to bed, they kissed and said I love you. They traveled across the country and to Canada to research his families’ ancestry. They moved to Las Vegas after retiring from the City of Boston then relocated to Port St. Lucie, FL.
He was very proud of all of his 5 children. When Annie met Duke and she introduced him to Kathleen. She was 14 and not happy to meet him. Over the years, their bond grew. He gave her solid advice on any and every topic (often unsolicited). He taught her how to be self-sufficient and wanted her to know how to do absolutely anything a man can do. She was one of the few who could stand up to him and argue right back but then they would hug, kiss and go on with something else. He took great joy in waiting on Annie and Kathleen when they had their happy hour on the lanai bringing them wine and snacks. They called him the cabana boy. Among the many hats he wore included being a TSA officer along with Annie for 3 years at McCarron International Airport in Las Vegas, Vice President of the Clubside HOA and he was a member of The Retired State, County, and Municipal Employees’ Association of Massachusetts.
Duke leaves behind his cherished best friend, Anne M. (Sullivan) Jelley, his sister Ellen LaCivita and her husband Richard of Halifax, MA, his brother-in-law Dr. John G. Sullivan and his wife Margaret of Naples, FL his daughters Kathleen (Hurley) Hanefeld and her husband Kirk of Port St. Lucie, FL, Paula Broderick and her late husband Thomas of Melrose, MA, Dina Jelley and her partner Robert O’Connor of Plymouth, MA, his sons David Jelley, Robert Jelley and his wife Lorri of Melrose MA. His grandchildren, DJ, Robert, Timothy, Daniel, Maria, Joe, Christina and her husband Steve, Melina, and Virginia, his great-grandchildren CJ and Cullen as well as many relatives and friends. He had a very special place in his heart for Annie’s niece, Caitlin (Sullivan) Spaulding of Hobe Sound, FL.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 350 NW California Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986. The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed at the following link: https://youtu.be/e27V1n67Euc
Also, in the rare instance that the stream gets dropped live, viewers can find the reconnected stream on our website here: https://stbernadetteslw.org/livestream
Interment and Military Honors will take place at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 19, 2021 at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans’ Charity https://www.dav.org/
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Lisë S. Schroeder, 85, Sebastian
February 07, 1936 – October 17, 2021
Lisë S. Schroeder, 85, of Sebastian, FL., passed away on October 17, 2021.
Condolences can be made through Seawinds Funeral Home.
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Kurt John Rau, 88
March 03, 1933 – October 28, 2021
Kurt Rau went to be with his heavenly Father in the wee hours of 10/28/2021.
He was born at home in Chicago, IL to William and Elsie (née Tabbert) Rau.
Kurt was a graduate of Lane Tech High School in Chicago. Kurt served our Country in the Army National Guard. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant First Class. Kurt also had the honor of being a Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus for the Rockford Diocese in IL, while a member of St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Carpentersville.
Professionally, Kurt held positions at ECCO, Bell & Howell, Argus, and TRW – all in IL. Kurt was mentored by Gene Winter, from Bell & Howell, who helped lead Kurt in many aspects of engineering within the industry. This led to Kurt traveling internationally for both Bell & Howell and Argus. Kurt started dabbling in computers while employed at TRW. He had started to integrate the use of computers for jobs that he felt would benefit from their use, seeing that many computers in the building were left idle. He started by having his secretary use a computer instead of her electric typewriter, which she found to be much more efficient.
Upon Kurts’ early retirement from TRW, he started his own computer business. Kurt would build computers, maintain them, and do computer program training for various individuals and companies, including his former employer – TRW, who hired him as a consultant shortly after he left the company.
Kurt was preceded in death by his parents, his older brother William, and his older sister Elsie (née Rau) Pill. His is also preceded in death by the mother of his children, Katherine (née McGinley).
Kurt is survived by his younger sister Shirley (John), and 4 adult children – John, Kathy (Jim), David (Tonie), and Scott. He also is survived by 6 grandchildren – Jackie (Jeff), Nick (Sarah), Kate (Brian), Chelsea (Joel), Tim, and Leila, and 11 great-grandchildren. Kurt is also survived by a very special person who meant so much to him throughout the past 40 years – Barb. Many nieces and nephews, and friends also survive Kurt.
Kurts’ expertise, wit, and passion for technology will be missed by all of those who knew him. His love and guidance will be missed by his children and grandchildren.
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