Interviewer(s): E. Bernier. Larose, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

Diane Austin passed me John Guidry's name. He was just retiring at the time of the interview (March 2002). He hadn't gotten used to not working and knew it was going to take some time.

John Guidry was born in 1947 and raised in Larose. He initially wanted to be a fisherman, but found out that it was difficult to make ends meet. In 1965, he trained as a diesel mechanic and applied at several different oilfield contractors. In 1970, he was hired on by Texaco in a field clerical position, and he spent most of his career at Bay de Chene before retiring in 2002.