Leo Mousseau

Leo Joseph Mousseau, 84, of Friona, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2015 at Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis, New Mexico.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Sunday, November 22 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 1501 E. Llano Estacado Blvd in Clovis, with Elder Harry Stone officiating. Cremation has taken place.

He was born in Troy, N.Y. to George and Anna Mousseau on August 29, 1931. He was blessed to have two families in his lifetime. He married Patricia Edwards in 1952 in California. They divorced and in 1962, he married June LaVoy Ford in Texas.

He joined the USAF at 16 years old, right after graduation. He was stationed at Castle AFB in Merced, California. He worked as an aircraft mechanic and a photographer/topographer for the Air Force. He was later stationed in Okinawa, Japan during the Korean War. He retired from the Air Force after 22 years as a Technical Sergeant. He eventually moved to Friona, Texas and worked as a mechanic at Missouri Beef Packers where he retired a second time.

His passion of photography led him to create his own home darkroom where he taught two of his daughters how to develop prints from film. He was never without a camera or a movie/video camera.

He played numerous musical instruments such as the clarinet and saxophone. In his later years, he fulfilled one of his greatest passions by joining the Bill Case Combo as a piano/keyboard player.

He was preceded in death by his parents, George, Anna (mother), Elizabeth (step-mother), brother Bill Mousseau and one son, David William Mousseau.
He is survived by his daughters, Renia (Bob) Seibel, Connie Beamer, LeAndra (Jerry) McGrath and one son, Tim Mousseau. He has six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, with one on the way.

The family wishes to extend our sincere, heartfelt thanks to Gentiva Hospice and Wheatfields Senior Living Community. During his almost two-year stay, they treated him with respect, loved and cared for him.

Services are under the care and direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home & Crematory, 800 E. Manana Blvd. Clovis, New Mexico (575) 763-5541. You may sign the online guest registry at www.steedtodd.com.

Service

Seventh Day Adventist Church
1501 E Llano Estacado Blvd.
Clovis, NM  88101
Sunday, November 22, 2015
11:00 a.m.

Memorial Service

Seventh Day Adventist Church
1501 E Llano Estacado Blvd.
Clovis, NM  88101
Sunday, November 22, 2015
11:00 a.m.