Olite Marie Soileau

To the Family,

I'm so sorry for your loss and condolescences go out to all of you. I met you Mrs. Soileau at the Port Arthur Community Home where she was my mom's next door neighbor. I would hear stories about how she would go in the kitchen to cook something special for the residents and how she would work out in the flower beds. She even brought my mom out to Walmart one day so she could buy more yarn to make afgans for family and friends. She was a very kind and caring person. Our thought and prayers are with all of you.

Charlie & family,
Sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. She was a very sweet lady.

Mawmaw,
You were my sunshine on a cloudy day! You taught me by example. Living right with great strength and courage only to be enhanced by graciousness and class. You taught me how to love unconditionally. Forgive with a smile. Believe in my darkest days. I will miss you terribly. My peace is knowing you are with your husband and three beautiful children and my sweet baby James. Hold him for me. For now I will carry on the way you would have me do, but know I look forward to reuniting with you, my moma, and my sweet child. Thank you for loving me and my children so much! Love you more than you know. Talk at ya later.

Mrs. Soileau was one of the most gracious people we knew. She will be missed and fondly remembered. Love to Charlie, Donna and family.

Aunt Olite was a very strong, hard working and loving woman. She will be missed by all.

Love the from The Soileau's in Lake Jackson,Tx

Dear Family and Friends of Olite Soileau,
What a lucky day for my family when Olite and Eval Soileau plus their children, Pat, Butch, and Charlie, moved one house down from the home of my parents on 5016 Lewis Drive in Port Arthur. I was eight or nine years old, and our time as neighbors was a very happy one. What wonderful neighbors and friends they were. I'll never forget watching the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II LIVE on their television. The Soileau's were one of the first families on the block to have a television and I was often graciously invited for a view. Little did I know then that the Soileau's do not forget their friends, because, even after they moved away, they remembered us. How I enjoyed reconnecting over the years by phone or personal visit. Mrs. Soileau was such a lovely, beautiful person of face, heart and soul that being with her was a joy. How I appreciated her help in 2005 when I lost my mother after Hurricane Rita. She was so supportive. It was just like Mrs. Soileau and her daughter, Pat, to make gumbo and potato salad for our family during that time of loss. Mrs. Soileau, who lost so many loved ones of her own, was always a model of strength, generosity, industriousness, and caring for others. She was an inspiration. I'll miss sending her birthday cards and receiving them from her. You see, we shared the same birthday, so that made remembering easy! My Dad and I will treasure the last card she sent us quite recently, which was a card to mark my Dad's 100th birthday. Her handwritten note is priceless. Rest in peace, dear Mrs. Soileau! My deepest condolences go to her family for this deep, personal loss. I feel like I have lost a part of my family, too. She was a very special lady.
Sandy Vaughan Merrifield