Interviewer(s): D. Bryant. New Iberia, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

Shawnee Patout's daughter, Debbie Bryant, interviewed her at her home in New Iberia. The interview is primarily about Shawnee's husband, George Patout, and his career in the oil and gas industry.

After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, Shawnee Patout's husband, George, worked his way up in the oil field. He started as a roustabout with Shell in Houma, was transferred to Morgan City, and then Jeanerette, where he worked offshore for six years. A promotion took him to Lafayette and then to Lake Charles, where he finished his engineering degree. After 13 years with Shell, he left to accept a managerial position at Dresser Offshore in New Orleans. He passed away at the age of 37.