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Beau Holton, 73, top tennis player
10/01/02
William Alexander "Beau" Holton, a top tennis player with a lifelong passion for all aspects of the game, died Monday at Memorial Medical Center of complications from hepatitis C, contracted through a blood transfusion. He was 73.
Mr. Holton, captain of the 1952 Louisiana State University tennis team, went on to become Southern district champ and maintained high state and regional rankings for the rest of his life. He was No. 1 in 65 singles in the state from 1994 until 1997 and was ranked in the top tier for the South many of those years. He was No. 1 in the state 70 singles and doubles in 2000. He also officiated at matches and trained people around the state to be certified umpires and referees.
"His enthusiasm for the sport was second to none," said Charles Turner, a longtime friend and occasional doubles partner. "He loved the game of tennis, and he loved to promote tennis and see it grow."
Mr. Holton was inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. That year he also was named Official of the Year by the Louisiana Tennis Association.
A native of Chicago who moved to New Orleans in 1947, Mr. Holton graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in business.
After college, where he was president of his fraternity, Sigma Chi, Mr. Holton served as a helicopter pilot with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and retired as a captain after 20 years in the Naval Reserve.
Mr. Holton worked as a stockbroker and certified financial planner before founding Holton Brokerage Co., a wholesale meat distributorship. He was on the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board for 20 years and served for a time as president pro-tem.
But tennis was his passion, friends said.
"He could remember every point that he ever played," said Martin "Catfish" Jones, a friend since college who was Mr. Holton's longtime doubles partner. "I kid you not. You could remind him of a year and a tournament, and he could tell you what happened and who hit what. His memory was amazing."
Throughout his playing career, which lasted until he became ill, Mr. Holton held top rankings as a singles and a doubles player, Jones said, and he had not lost a tournament match to a Louisianian since 1987.
But that was only half of his tennis life. In 1952, the same year in which he led LSU's tennis team, Mr. Holton and his teammates were asked to officiate at the state high school tennis championship.
It was, he said later, a time when umpires and referees didn't need to be certified to work a tournament.
The experience piqued Mr. Holton's interest in that aspect of the sport. He became a referee for U.S. Tennis Association tournaments, the Sugar Bowl tennis tourney and the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club Senior Invitational. He was a member of the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club.
Mr. Holton also was a volunteer and deputy director for New Orleans Recreation Department tennis tournaments, and he conducted workshops and seminars for people seeking certification as tennis officials.
In 2000, Mr. Holton was named the tennis association's Official of the Year for this part of the country, and he was declared Louisiana Official of the Year.
Survivors include his wife, Bess Godchaux Holton; two sons, Mark B. Holton of Greenwich, Conn., and Christopher W. Holton; a stepson, Christopher J. Roos; two stepdaughters, Marilyn R. White of Greenwich and Gretchen R. Zito of Jackson, Miss.; a sister, Betsy H. Lunn of Shreveport; and 12 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday at noon at Bultman Funeral Home, 3338 St. Charles Ave. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.
TAYLOR, ALVIN ‘HOOKIE' JOSEPH JR.
10/01/02
Alvin "Hookie" Joseph Taylor Jr., a painter and contractor with Paige Painting and Repair Co., died Thursday of gunshot wounds in the 2000 block of Murl Street in Algiers. He was 37. Mr. Taylor was born in New Orleans and lived in Algiers. He attended O. Perry Walker High School. Survivors include a son, Alvin Smith; his father, Alvin Joseph Taylor Sr.; his mother, Gwendolyn Gary Taylor; three brothers, Pernell, Anthony and Keith Taylor; six sisters, Patricia Cephus, Wanda McBride, Cathy Thomas, and Susan, Domonique and Tabitha Taylor; and his grandparents, Isaac Benn and Olivia Mitchell. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Murray-Henderson Funeral Home, 1209 Teche St., Algiers. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in McDonoghville Cemetery in Gretna.
SMITH, IONA
10/01/02
Iona Smith, a homemaker, died Wednesday of cancer at Maison Orleans. She was 61. Ms. Smith was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include six sons, Lawrence, Sidney, Warren, Ivory, Barry and Corey Smith; three brothers, Joe and Aaron White and Uyless Branch; two sisters, Angel Bailey and Pauline Robertson; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Macedonia Church of God in Christ, 3015 Louisa St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
WALKER, JUNIUS CHARLES ‘GOAT' JR.
10/01/02
Junius Charles "Goat" Walker Jr., owner of Steamline and Hollow Point Bar and a laborer with General Longshore Workers Local No. 3000, died Thursday of cancer at Canon Hospice. He was 62. Mr. Walker was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include his wife, Janice Otis Walker; two daughters, Tarnisia and Chantrell Walker; a brother, Ferdinand Michelle; and two sisters, Jacqueline Cornish Ward and Earline Cooper. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Green Street Cemetery.
NOTO, SALVADORE ‘SAL' J. JR.
10/01/02
Salvadore "Sal" J. Noto Jr., a longshoreman for the New Orleans Steamship Association, died Sunday at his home. He was 46. Mr. Noto was a lifelong resident of Harvey. Survivors include his wife, Hope Shields Noto; a daughter, Amy E. Noto; a half-brother, Dino V. Noto; his father, Sal Noto Sr.; his mother, Dolores LeNormand Costa; his stepfather, Angelo Costa; his stepmother, Eva Brewer ; and a sister, Karen N. Theriot. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park.
LOMBARD, NELIA DEROUEN
10/01/02
Nelia Derouen Lombard, a homemaker, died Friday at Meadowcrest Hospital. She was 80. Mrs. Lombard was born in Erath and lived in New Orleans. She was a parishioner of All Saints Catholic Church and a member of All Saints Rosary Group. Survivors include her husband, Lucien Lombard; two sons, Keith G. Lombard and Kevin A. Lombard Sr.; three daughters, Cheryl L. Woods, Dardnella L. Rovaris and Germaine L. Riley; three brothers, John H., Junius and Wilfred Derouen; two sisters, Nolia D. and Dorothy D. Louis; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 1441 Teche St., Algiers. Visitation is at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. Bartholomew Cemetery, Algiers. Davis Mortuary Service handled arrangements.
LUNA, CARLOS M. ‘CHICO'
10/01/02
Carlos M. "Chico" Luna, a retired merchant mariner, died Monday of congestive heart failure at his home. He was 85. Mr. Luna was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico, and lived in Kenner for the past 42 years. He was a member of Seafarers International Union. He was a member of La Iglesia Bautista Church and was ordained a deacon in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Julia S. Luna; three sons, Pedro M. and Carlos D. Luna, both of LaPlace, and Angel M. Luna of New Orleans; a daughter, Maria E. Luna of Violet; three stepsons, Gloria L. Calderera of LaPlace, Maria E. Luna of Violet and Carmen L. Bennett; and six grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at L.A. Muhleisen and Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
SMITH, LOUISE CRADDOCK
10/01/02
Louise Craddock Smith, a homemaker, died Saturday at Canon Health Care Center. She was 85. Ms. Smith was born in Pearl River and lived in New Orleans for the past 65 years. She was a member of the New Orleans Chapter of Order of Eastern Star, Germania Chapter No. 190. Survivors include a son, T.J. Smith; a daughter, Jean Adolph; two brothers, Carl and Milton Craddock; two sisters, Carolyn Mitchell and Joy McCoy; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Pearl River. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Hickory.
ROUSSEAU, SYLVIA VIGNAUD
10/01/02
Sylvia Vignaud Rousseau, a social worker for Orleans Parish schools, died Sunday of congestive heart failure. She was 73. Mrs. Rousseau was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She graduated from Xavier Preparatory High School, earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Southern University at New Orleans and earned a master's degree in sociology from Louisiana State University, where she graduated cum laude. She also was a social worker for the state Office of Child Services. Survivors include a son, David Rousseau of Ponchatoula; three daughters, Glenda R. Devezin of Pearl River, Lisa R. Ahmed and Cynthia R. Chauvin; her mother, Gladys Phillippi Pierson; a brother, Leroy Vignaud; a sister, Myralin Vignaud; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, 5500 Paris Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home handled arrangements.
LUKINOVICH, PETER MATHIEU ‘LUKE' JR.
10/01/02
Peter Mathieu "Luke" Lukinovich Jr., owner of Alon Co. and Luke Enterprises Inc., died Sunday at Lakeland Medical Center. He was 82. Mr. Lukinovich was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Holy Cross High School. He was a parishioner of St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church and a member of the Holy Name Society, St. Maria Goretti Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Lay Carmelite Community and was an extra-ordinary lay minister of the Eucharist. He also was coordinator of the Catholic Chaplaincy Program and a member of the Institutional Review Board of Lakeland Medical Center. He formerly served in the Catholic Chaplaincy Program at Touro Infirmary. He received the Order of St. Louis Medal. Survivors include his wife, Marie Hava Lukinovich; two daughters, Mary Cecilia L. Wahden and Kathleen L. Jenkins; a sister, Marjorie L. Hrapmann ; and five grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hope Mausoleum. Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
