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The Life of Dennis Joseph Vidrine

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in the Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist in Lafayette for Dennis Joseph Vidrine, age 74, who died on Friday, January 11, 2013 at his residence in Lafayette. Interment will be in Holy Mary, Mother of God Cemetery. Reverend Steve LeBlanc, Pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lafayette, will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the Funeral Services. Reverend Joseph Brennan will Con-Celebrate. Lectors will be his daughters-in law, Annette Vidrine and Marilyn Vidrine. Giftbearers will be his granddaughters, Molly Torian, Sydney Vidrine, Addison Vidrine, Courtney Vidrine and Katherine Vidrine. Andre'' Courville, vocalist, accompanied by Tom Niel, organist and Lauren Baker, violinist, will sing for the services, "On Eagles'' Wings", "Psalm 23, "Pie Jesu", "The Lord''s Prayer" and "Be Not Afraid". Survivors include his wife, Beverly Barras Vidrine of Lafayette; one daughter, Denise Vidrine Torian and her husband, Robert of Lafayette; two sons, Kenneth Wayne Vidrine and his wife, Annette Searle and William Charles Vidrine and his wife, Marilyn Yosha, all of Lafayette; his grandchildren, Molly Torian, Christopher Torian, Ross Torian, Sydney Vidrine, Addison Vidrine, Courtney Vidrine, Katherine Vidrine and Kenneth Vidrine II; a sister, Marie Vidrine of Lafayette and a brother, David Vidrine of Tucson, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jean Mayo Vidrine and the former, Ethelie Guidry; one grandchild, Robert Maxwell Torian and one brother, William Albert Vidrine. Mr. Vidrine was born on February 5, 1938 in Ville Platte, Louisiana and a lifelong resident of Lafayette. Mr. Vidrine was a graduate of UL-Lafayettte, formerly SLI, in Petroleum Engineering and also a graduate of LSU School of Law. He was a practicing Attorney with Vidrine and Vidrine Law Firm, a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Lafayette Parish Bar Association. An avid fly fisherman, he was the founder and past president of the Acadiana Fly Rodders. Pallbearers will be Robert Torian, Christopher Torian, Ross Torian, Kenneth Vidrine II, Charles Rush, James Rush, Robert Rush, and Andre Perron. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Vidrine, Pete Rush and members of the Acadiana Fly Rodders. The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille''s SOUTHSIDE location on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 9:00 AM until time of service. Memorial contributions in Mr. Vidrine''s name may be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503. Martin & Castille-SOUTHSIDE-600 E. Farrel Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508, 337-984-2811

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