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Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 14, at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church for Mary Ann Washington, 63, who died April 4, 2018, at her residence.
Services will be conducted by Rev. Godwin Imoru.
Interment will be in St. Lawrence Catholic Church Cemetery in Mowata.
Mary worked for the Lafayette Public School System for nearly 34 years as a teacher and elementary math specialist.
Mary served as president of the Lafayette Parish Association of Educators and later as president and chief executive officer of the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE), representing nearly 20,000 public school employees before the Louisiana Legislature.
She leaves to mourn her passing her sisters, Orelia Marie Washington-Wilridge, Linda Washington, Betty (Joseph) Washington-Narcisse, Debra Washington and Louella Washington-Mouton; brothers, Paul, Leonce, and Michael Washington; godchildren, Keisha D’augereaux, Tiffany Narcisse, and Reginald Washington; a special niece, Nakeisha Washington; one maternal uncle, Charles Leger, and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Mary was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Amy Handy Leger and Leonce Leger; paternal grandparents, Amos and Thelma Washington; parents, Orelia Leger Washington and Paul Washington Sr.; a brother, Herman Washington; two sisters, Theresa and Lillie Washington.
The family has requested in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE), 8322 One Calais Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, for the future Mary A. Washington Scholarship.
Visitation will be held Saturday, April 14, at St. Theresa Catholic Church from 7:30 a.m. until time of service. A rosary will be recited 8:30 a.m.
View the complete obituary and sign the guestbook online at www.syriefh.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Syrie Funeral Home, Inc. of Lafayette.

Rayford Trahan, 47, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 2:15 p.m. at his home in Egan.
Survivors include his fiancé, Mollie Cochran of Egan; one daughter, Jaida Trahan of Rayne; one son, Corey and wife Katie Trahan of DeRidder; his mother, Geraldine L. Trahan; one brother, Robert and wife Loretta Trahan Jr. of Egan; one grandson, Ryker Richard of Rayne; two step-daughters, Alexis and Audree Walters of Goldsburg, South Carolina; Bradley Walters of Fort Richardson, Alaska; several nieces and nephews, Missy Trahan, Shae Gotte, Michael Trahan, Khrystian Trahan, Payton Trahan, Shyelah Baudoin, Melanie Lyons, Sidney Baudoin, Dylan Fruge, Lacey Fruge, Tony Baudoin and Raven Trahan; two great-nieces, Nevaeh and Avianna; and two great nephews, Elijah and Gavin.
Mr. Trahan was preceded in death by his father, Robert Trahan Sr.; one sister, Melissa; his paternal and maternal grandparents, LeRoy and Francis LeJeune and Ervin and Helen Ackers.
You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mr. Trahan’s family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.
Duhon Funeral Home, LLC - Crowley, (337) 783-1395, 1529 Crowley-Rayne Hwy., Crowley, is in charge of all of the arrangements.