JACQUELINE “JACKY” OLIVIER VIDRINE

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Ms. Jacqueline “Jacky” Olivier Vidrine, 88, were held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte. The burial followed in the church cemetery.
Ms. Jacky, a resident of Ville Platte, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at her residence.
Jacqueline Olivier Vidrine, nee Jacqueline Elma Olivier, dit “Jacky” to her friends, was the widow of Drouet W. Vidrine (Sr.), and a noted historian and genealogist. Jacky graduated as valedictorian from Sacred Heart High School, and latter attained a bachelor’s degree cum laude from SLI (USL), as a member of Kappa Delta Phi and Sigma Kappa Delta. She is the published author of five major books on genealogy and Louisiana history, as well as numerous papers and articles. Jacky has been accepted into and done on-site source research in the archives of the Opelousas Post, New Orleans, Alabama, Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington DC, Canada, France, and Mallorca, Spain. She collaborated on genetic research projects with Tulane and LSU. Jacky was a member of many professional societies notable as a founding associate of the National Honor Society, elected president of the Louisiana State Historical Association, and a founding member of . Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). She was also appointed by the Governor as a member of the State of Louisiana’s Commission on Historical Records, and it’s commission on Cultural Resources.
Born on October 28, 1929 to Jacques Joseph Olivier (“Jake”) and Elma Veillon Olivier, Jacky is survived by Cecile Olivier Daumueller of Freeburg IL, and six of Jacky’s seven children, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Children: Drouet Warren Vidrine (Jr.) and his wife Donna, of San Clemente, CA; Jacqueline Ann Therese Vidrine (“Jinx”) and her partner Peggy, of Mandeville, LA; Thomas Lucien Vidrine and his partner Charmaine, of Ambergris Caye, Belize; Nicole Marie Vidrine Kroeger and her husband Steve, of Fredricksburg, TX; Henri Jacques Vidrine and his partner Patrick (both deceased); Jean Phillipe Vidrine and his wife Shaun, of Ville Platte, LA; and Pierre Etienne Vidrine and his wife Shirlene, of Ville Platte, LA.
Grandchildren: Elizabeth “Libby” Vidrine-Storey; Drouet Warren Vidrine III; Paul Henri Vidrine; Valeska (Kroeger) Wells; Christy Angelle (Vidrine) Bauman; Nicholas Courtney Vidrine, John Travis Vidrine, Bonnie Ann (Vidrine) Isbell; Kinsey Adele Kroeger Aleski; Kyle John Kroeger; Max Eloi Vidrine; Tiffany Marie (Vidrine) Fontenot; Kirk Boone Kroeger; Bri Anna Vidrine; Michael Pierre Vidrine; and Christopher Jacques Vidrine
Great-Grandchildren: Isabel Jo St. John; Joseph Drake Seay; Acelyn Nicole Wells; Rio Thomas Vidrine-Storey; Noah Ryan Vidrine; Caedmon Andrew Wells; Katriel Rose Wells; Lyric Steven Wells; Jackson Brave Bauman (deceased); Wilder Oak Baumann; Selah Anders Baumann; Rose Marie Isbell; Ezekiel Freedom Kroeger; Evangeline Story Kroeger; Micah Justice Kroeger; Piper Marie Fontenot; Orielle Dior Aleski; Jean Travis Drouet Vidrine; Everly Brynn Vidrine; and Charlotte Anne Fontenot, Benaiah Robert Vidrine-Isbell.
Visitation was held Friday, February 2, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., and then resumed again Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sacred Heart Foundation or the Evangeline Parish Library.
The guestbook can be signed online at www.lavillefuneralhome.net.
Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte was in charge of arrangements.