Lorena Gouaux Wynne

Born in Carencro, Louisiana on April 26, 1927, the second of five children, Lorena was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. She attended Lafayette High School and the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where she majored in English Literature. She married her husband of 60 years, Leslie Bernard Wynne, Jr., in 1949 and came to Sierra Madre, where they raised five children.

She passed away following a brief illness on December 7, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2009, her parents Claude Bernard Gouaux and Lorena Guidry Gouaux, sisters Laurette Gauthier and Leontine Trappey and brother Claude Bernard Gouaux, Jr.

She is survived by one sister, Louise Patout, and by her children Les Wynne, Mary Forney, Leontine Bajer, Laura Forney and Leonard Wynne, her grandchildren Joseph Forney, Lorena Bajer De La Rosa, Paul Forney, Louise Forney Fahlstrom, Robert Wynne, and Anne Forney, and by two great grandchildren.

Lorena loved life, was ever gracious, and brought a sparkle of joy into so many lives. The combination of her southern hospitality and her natural gift of relating to others endeared her to everyone she met. She was a wonderful mother and role model, as well as being the driving force of support and biggest fan for her artist husband's career.

She was a devout Catholic and loved her dear St. Rita's Parish. She loved traveling, shopping with her daughters, cooking with her son, Leonard, and visiting with all her children and grandchildren. She was a voracious reader and especially loved Russian literature. She had an indomitable spirit, and she loved to laugh and share jokes. She was the center of her loving family, and she will be very dearly missed.

A viewing will be held Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM followed by Mass at 11:00 AM at St. Rita Catholic Church in Sierra Madre. Interment will follow at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery.