Retired Lt. Col. Raymond Oswald Delahoussaye, devoted father, grandfather, husband and WWII and Korean War veteran passed away peacefully at Saint David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the age of 97.
Raymond was born, December 20, 1921, in Port Arthur, Texas to Oswald John “OJ” and Jeanne Marie Fournet Delahoussaye. Raymond was the oldest of three children from a very religious Catholic family. His brother Gerard and sister Frances grew up in Port Arthur and all attended St. Mary’s Catholic High School. Raymond carried his upbringing as a Christian into his adult life and was dedicated to Christian morals, ethics and values which he shared with his family and friends.
Raymond attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio before joining the military. He joined the Army in March 1942 in Houston, Texas and served in the Army Air Corp and Air Force, retiring after 26 years. He was a Command Pilot and served in WWII in the European, particularly North Africa, and Pacific Theatres, earning a Bronze Star, as well as in the Korean War.
