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WELCOME TO THE BUNKIE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 1954

"Large Oaks From Little Acorns Grow "


JOSEPH E. DIDIER

9532 Frederick Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70817-3747

225-753-6405  e –mail:  jedidier@techzilla.net


BA from ULL,  MBA from Georgia State U 

Career:  Enlisted in the U. S. Army, 7-12-58 to 7-11-61.  Served in Army Air Defense Command (Nike Hercules).  All clerical duties, first in a missile battery in Detroit, then in Battalion HQ in Dallas-Forth Worth.

Following my discharge I worked for Equifax, Manager Trainee in Houston, then Manager in Jacksonville, Florida.  Transferred to Home Office, Atlanta, Ga. as Operations Manager of their Market Research Division.  I left to work for Financial Service Corp. and eventually wound up with Dun & Bradstreet as salesman in Atlanta and Branch Manager in Greenville, SC.  I transferred to Baton Rouge, then left to work for the Louisiana Independent College Fund as Executive Director.  Last worked for Most Blessed Sacrament Church as Director of Development, and later, Business Manager.  Retired July 1, 2003.

Spouse:  Edith Emmons from Kilgore, Texas.  We met in Dallas while I was in the service.  She is now collections person for a copier company.  Main interests are grandchildren, cooking and sewing.

We have five children, all married and living in Baton Rouge.  Nine grandchildren.

Hobbies and Future Plans:  Working on a family tree and a model railroad.  Enjoy carpentry and computer games.  Thinking of a vacation to the Grand Canyon, but no other long range plans.
 

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