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2023 St. Aloysius/St. Francis Alumni Banquet

The St. Aloysius and St. Francis Alumni Association hosted the annual Alumni Banquet at Levee Street Warehouse on April 1, 2023. Honorary classes included the Class of 1973 (celebrating 50 years) and the Class of 2023. The Gumbo Pot provided a fabulous meal for our alumni and guests. Everyone had a great time.

Laura Love Ables (Class of 1961) and husband Christopher Ables.

Ina Lott Whittington, Myrtle Loviza Alvarado, Marian Ann Love, and Sue McNamara Fowler. (Class of 1959)

Sandra Harvey and Cathy Barnes Downey

Myrtle Loviza Alvarado (Class of 1959) and Bobby Alvarado (Class of 1954)

(Class of 1961)

Marian Ann Love, Sandra Harvey, and Sue McNamara Fowler.

(Class of 1961)

Louis "Sonny" Logue's Brother Dies

September 22, 1954 ~ April 2, 2023

Keith B. Logue beloved husband, father, and friend, passed from an earthly to a heavenly life in Longview, Texas on April 2, 2023. He was born on September 22, 1954, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to L. Harold Logue and Lucille Blackledge Logue. Keith was a lefty and grew tall with jet black hair and a ready smile. He liked playing sports, fishing, hunting, exploring the National Military Park, and living near "Ol' Man River". As a teen, he mowed neighbors' lawns and worked at a local grocery store, making enough money to buy his first car. He later graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1972 as a member of the National Honor Society.

Keith went on to enroll at the nearby Hinds Community College and a year later at Mississippi State University in the cooperative education program. He studied engineering at MSU and worked alternating semesters at the Southern Company in Birmingham, Alabama. While at MSU, he was elected president of the student section of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, was selected as a member of Pi Tau Sigma (honorary mechanical engineering), and was inducted into the Engineering School Hall of Fame. He graduated May 1978, as part of the centennial class.

After college, Keith was recruited by Eastman to work as a project engineer in Longview, Texas. It was there that he met his one true love, Susan Kay Roquemore, who was also recruited by Eastman from Baylor. They were married on April 19, 1980. The family was completed after the birth of a daughter and then a son with Susan as their stay-at-home mom. Keith often had them laughing with his funny remarks, mispronunciations, and "mostly" true stories. He could fix almost anything and seldom needed a repairman.

Keith enjoyed working at Eastman and was licensed in the minimum years as a Texas Professional Engineer. Also active in the community, he volunteered for United Way, Junior Achievement, the Longview Child Development Center, and Longview Boys Baseball. He was the first male PTA president at LISD Hudson PEP Elementary. He looked forward to driving the kids to school and was always proud and amazed by their progress.

He and the family were longtime members of First Baptist Church in Longview. He assisted Susan in teaching 2nd grade Sunday school for many years and was an integral part of church ministry. He later served as chairman of the deacons. He and Susan are current members of Longview Missionary Baptist.

Furthering his education, Keith commuted after work to UT Tyler and earned a master's degree in business. He then pursued teaching and later was awarded a 5-year pin by LeTourneau University as an evening adjunct professor.

Keith later accepted a transfer with Eastman to Batesville, Arkansas where he and the family prospered in the smaller town for four years until transferring back to Longview. He was glad to again be near all things East Texas and the family farm.

After 32 years of dedicated service, Keith retired from Eastman. Home life, hobbies, and traveling with Susan became his new priority. He never wavered in his honesty and loyalty to the people he touched and was quick to help those in need. This included a longtime association with Mississippi State University as an alumnus and president of the East Texas chapter. Keith had a passion for MSU sports especially women's basketball and with Susan attended their Final Four tournaments in Dallas, Texas and Columbus, Ohio.

Those left to celebrate Keith's life are his cherished wife, Susan; daughter, Kimberly in Arkansas; son, Kyle (Brooke) in North Carolina; granddaughter, Emma; a sister, Mary; brothers, Michael (Becki) and Louis; and numerous in-laws; nieces; nephews; cousins; work and church friends.

A Life Celebration® funeral service for Keith Logue will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023 in The Chapel of The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2023 in the Garden Court of The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home.

The family requests that memorials be made at reelrecovery.org to support free fishing retreats for men battling cancer.

Our Annual Alumni Banquet

 

Please join us for our upcoming Annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 1, at Levee Street Warehouse in Historic Downtown Vicksburg! Honorary classes will include the Class of 1973 and the Class of 2023. We have a great event planned, and we hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 1, 2023

4:00 PM Mass- St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford Street

5:30 PM Social/6:00 PM Alumni Banquet- Levee Street Warehouse, 1609 Levee Street

PLEASE NOTE: OUR FAVORITE COLORS ARE STILL PURPLE AND GOLD, BUT WE ARE GOING GREEN

As always, ALL ALUMNI are invited to our banquet! However, only the Honorary Class of 1973 will receive a form in the mail. Please spread the word to your classmates and make plans to attend!

To register for the banquet, please visit the following:

https://www.vicksburgcatholic.org/apps/pages/alumni

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pamela Mahoney Cook, Dies

 

Pamela Mahoney Cook, age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She was born in Vicksburg and attended SFXA graduating in 1960.  She and her family resided in Houma, LA for 36 years.  

Pamela is survived by her sons, Wayne Allen Cook, Jr., Christopher Terrence McLain Cook and wife Rhonda, Mark Ashley Cook; grandchildren, Madeline Alana Edwards Cook, Jared Elijah Cook, Emersyn Mahoney Cook, Clare Mendel Cook, Kaci Annabel Cook, Reese Ashley Cook, Ryleigh Grace Cook; sisters, Colleen Mahoney Wells, Karen Mahoney Pope; brother, Kevin Anders Mahoney.

Pamela is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Allen Cook, Sr.; parents, Louis Frank Mahoney and Ann Salmon Mahoney; brothers, Michael Alexander Mahoney, Sr., John Ashley Mahoney, Terrence Anthony Mahoney.

Pam traveled extensively with her husband who worked for Shell Oil during which time they lived in Scotland, Cameroon, and Syria. Pam took great pride in her culinary skills serving beautiful meals for her family and friends. She loved her boys but oh how she loved her grandchildren. They affectionately called her Pammie.

Pam was an active parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church and participated in the Ellendale Rosary Group. Pam was a member of Habitat for Humanity and helped prepare meals for the Bunk House. For a time, Pam was a real estate agent for Patterson Real Estate. Pam also continued her education at Nichols State University and completed the LIMEX at Loyola University in New Orleans.  

Service will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. 

James "Jimmy" Cathey Dies

James (Jimmy) A. Cathey, Sr., passed away in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Jimmy was born in Vicksburg, Miss., on Dec. 5, 1940, to Mildred Cockrell Cathey and James Buck Cathey. Jimmy attended Gulf Coast Military Academy and graduated from St. Aloysius High School in 1958.

Jimmy enjoyed bowling and golfing, but baseball was the love of his life. He played in youth leagues through high school, becoming a county and state all-star player. As an adult, he played baseball and softball until he was in his forties.

He attended Auburn University and, in 1962, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. In his business career, he represented industrial equipment companies until his retirement in 2006.

After his retirement, Jimmy moved to Arlington, working part-time with Enterprise Rent-a-Car and volunteering with Meals on Wheels. He also became a member of St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.

Jimmy is survived by his wife, Mona Morgan Cathey; children Risa Cathey Weaver (David), James A. “Beau” Cathey, Jr. (Dee), Valeria Cathey Johnson (Bud), and Rhonda Reaves Green; sister Jo Anna Cathey Langford; grandchildren Erica Efferson, Brandon Ingram, Austin Weaver, Hunter Johnson (Lily), Ryan Green, Reese Green, Jacob Green, John Weaver (Kim), Christa Browning (Andrew), eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Jane Cathey Wilkerson and Judy Cathey Grayson.

A graveside service will be held in Vicksburg on Saturday, March 11, at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held in Arlington on Monday, March 13, at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.