Audrey Dicharry Glore

Audrey Dicharry Glore, age 96, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 30, 1923 and was the first child of the late Sosthene P. Dicharry and Anna Arceneaux Dicharry. She was preceded in death by her parents and beloved husband, Harold George Glore and her only sibling, Richard Joseph Dicharry. She is survived by her much loving son, Michael Harold Glore and her very precious daughter-in-law, Alice Faye Phillips Glore. She is also survived by her three grandchildren and their spouses- grandson, Matthew Glore (wife, Samantha) and four great granddaughters, Elise, Marilyn, Sarah and Evelyn; grandson, Phillip Glore (wife, Michelle) and great granddaughter, Adele and Michelle’s son, Jordan; and granddaughter, Anna Glore Keller (husband, Brad Keller) and great granddaughters, Brianna and Delaney and great grandson, Cameron. Audrey’s vocation in life was to be a secretary. She worked for many years during World War II at the Naval Supply Depot and Gulf Coast Base Service Unit at the foot of Napoleon Avenue and the River as the executive secretary for Admiral Fitte and other officers in the U.S. Navy. Later in life she was executive secretary of the Metairie Bank. She loved her Gregg Shorthand and typing, taking minutes of the bank directors’ meetings. She went on to work for the General Electric Company as executive secretary to the branch manager and then onto work for Humble Oil Company (later called Exxon Mobil) as secretary to a manager in one of the department taking minutes of the Union meetings. She loved shorthand and typing and always kept up with her trade by taking down speeches in shorthand. She would take down speeches of presidential candidates and other elected officials then transcribe them on her typewriter. She never gave up the trade. She was a friend to everyone. She traveled and remained friends with the people she met from all over the world. Her Christmas card list had over 100 names. She will be missed by her loving family and friends. She attended Allen High School in New Orleans, which was a commercial high school which prepared her for the business world. She was a Faithful member of her Catholic religion. Her last years were spent at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church in LaPlace, Louisiana. “It isn’t easy to live to such an old age. On many occasions I have said, I couldn’t have lived this old if it wasn’t for God, Alice and Michael.” Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 529 W. 5th Street, LaPlace on Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 12:00 p.m. Interment in St. John Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by Millet-Guidry Funeral Home. To share memories or condolences, please visit www.milletguidry.com

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Audrey Dicharry Glore

November 30, 1923 - March 1, 2020