Velton Paul Guidry

Paul Guidry for his extensive genealogical studies of the Guidry families residing along Bayou Lafourche in Louisiana. Velton was unwavering in his lifelong commitment to completing the lineages of these Guidry families. He served many years as President of "La Société des Cajuns" and, as its Editor, produced an excellent quarterly journal "Les Memoires de Bayou Lafourche". Velton was forever ready to assist anyone researching their family history - whether it required reviewing his extensive genealogical records or visiting a courthouse, library or cemetery. He was fluent in the French Acadian language. Velton died on 27 May 2011 having lived his entire life in Galliano, LA.