C.A. Charlet Funeral Director of the Year Award

The C. A. Charlet Funeral Director of the Year Award was established in 2002 in honor of C. A. Charlet, LFDA’s first executive director who served the association for 17 years. The award is given to a funeral director regarded by others as a role model who goes above and beyond the call of their everyday work to make a difference. The recipient is an exceptional and dedicated volunteer who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the funeral profession.

The C.A. Charlet Funeral Director of the Year award is presented at the LFDA Annual Convention in June.  Please visit the Annual Convention page for more information about the event. 

Past Recipients:

2023	Anthony "Tiger" Istre
2022	RT Delhomme
2021	Gary Tranchina
2019	Retanna Mire
2018	Bill Wimberly
2017	Joel Swisher
2016	Gerald Melancon
2015	Gene Pellerin
2014	Boyd Mothe, Jr.
2013	Roy Geesey
2012	Louis A. Muhleisen, Jr.
2011	Peter G. "Butch" Mulhearn, Jr.
2010	Boyd Mothe, Sr.
2009	Royal David
2008	Gerard L. Schoen, III
2007	John N. Vickers, Jr.
2006	David L. "Zeb" Johnson
2005	Dan L. LeBlanc, Sr.
2004	Foster Guillory, Jr.
2003	Robert Babineaux
2002	Gene Walters