Alvin Dale Goulas, 73, of Beaumont died May 24, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Port Arthur on February 16, 1932 to Alvin and Lynda Prince Goulas and a resident of Beaumont for the past thirty-one years he worked as a sales representative for Armstrong-McCall Wholesale Supply Co. Dale is a veteran of the United States Army where he served during the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his wife, Fara Marilyn Goulas of Beaumont; daughter, Fara Linn Newton and her husband Rob of Beaumont; sister Rochelle Childress and her husband Luther of Beaumont; granddaughter, Erin Brook Burris; five nieces and nephews and several other family members.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive followed by a burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Clint Childress, Dan Childress, Clarence Cheatham, Ron Chance, Ronnie Vidrine and Ron Gougenheim. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Latil, Gilbert Heartfield and Richard Hargrove. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 7445 Eastex Plaza Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77708 or St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 6720 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030.