Class of 1959

We, the Class of 1959, celebrated our 50th reunion on April 24 and 25, 2009. This blog is about sharing memories of our class reunions and a long-ago life at our Alma Mater, S.F.X.A. and S.A.H.S. Good memories of days gone by but not forgotten! A gift to my classmates. ~Marian Ann Love ~







Monday, March 31, 2008

SAHS Class of 1959-Phillip

~Phillip Logue Doiron~
After graduation Phillip served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the early 1960's. He married Jackie Melsheimer (Class of 1959) and with that union, they had three children. Phillip retired from U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in 1997, where he was an Operations Research Analyst. He worked for a consultant firm in Vicksburg until 2005 when he took another job and moved to Anniston, AL. Phillip has a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Computer Science. He is presently working as an emergency planner and a homeland security specialist. He purchased a home in Weaver, AL and has enjoyed this beautiful area by going camping, hiking, canoeing, and bike riding. Phillip has also been blessed with 6 grandchildren.
Phillips resides in Weaver, AL.

Phillip Logue Doiron Sr., 72, died Thursday, July 4th, 2014. Born in Vicksburg, Miss. he was the son of Jules Warren Doiron, Sr. and May Frances Logue Doiron. He grew up in Vicksburg, graduating from St. Aloysius High School in 1959. He was of Catholic faith. After serving in the United States Marine Corp, he received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Mississippi College and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Phillip worked for Waterways Experiment Station in the Environmental Lab until his retirement in 1996. After retirement, he continued his career in the private sector until his final retirement in 2012. He lived most of his life in Vicksburg, Miss. where he was involved with the American Red Cross and the Vicksburg Soccer Organization. Weaver, Alabama was his home the last 7 years where he enjoyed canoeing, hiking, RV camping and being a member of the Cheaha RV & Camping Club and the Alabama Good Sams Organization. Other hobbies included antique train collecting and Civil War history. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a niece, Bobby Doiron Raines and a nephew, Christian Doiron. Survivors include his children, Julie Doiron Sosebee (Craig), Phillip Logue Doiron Jr. (Kara) and Danielle Doiron Warnock (Brad); grandchildren, Jack Sosebee, Elizabeth Sosebee, Anna Kate Doiron, Ally Doiron, Mary Bradley Warnock and Wes Warnock; brothers, Warren Doiron (Camille) and Greg Doiron (Shirley); nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Craig Sosebee, Jack Sosebee, Brad Warnock, Mark Doiron, Mike Jackson and Phillip Doiron. In lieu of flowers, donations to Vicksburg Catholic Schools and St. Jude Children's Hospital. Service will be 2 p.m. today, July 8, 2014, at Riles Funeral Home with Father Thomas Lalor, Pastor of St. Paul Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Riles Funeral Home from 12:30 p.m. today until the hour of the service.


Today (July 20, 2017) is my Daddy's birthday. I miss his quiet ways and the way that slight nod of his head told you things were going to be ok.  He was gone too soon, but not forgotten. I love you.  
~Julie Doiron Sosebee

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