Interviewer(s): J. Piekielek; S. Kennedy. Dulac, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

Scott and I met Earl P. Savoie at the senior lunch in Grand Caillou and struck up a conversation with him and another couple, the Duplantis, who had been his long time neighbors. He agreed to talk with us that day, so after lunch we followed him to his house. Earl lives alone, although he has family living close by. After the end of the interview, two of his great grandchildren who live next door stopped by to visit. Earl talked a lot about his house, which he built himself, and how he had to move once when they widened Grand Caillou Road. On his days off, he did electrical work and carpentry, at his own home and for others as a second job. Earl's wife, Cecil, died in January of this year, after a sickness of 9 years. He was still in the process of cleaning up and sorting through things which his wife was in charge of organizing, so he wasn't able to locate any old photos.

Earl P. Savoie was born in 1922, grew up on Bayou Blue and graduated from Terrebonne High School in 1940. He met his wife, Cecil Bourg Savoie, from Dulac, and they married in 1942. After three years in the service, Earl P. Savoie began work for Texaco in 1947, starting as a galleyhand and ending as a head cook. He worked for Texaco for 36 years and retired in 1984 at the age of 59.