LEBLANC,    HENRY PRESTON      
The Advocate, Baton Rouge
A devoted father and avid dancer and outdoorsman, 
Henry died from a heart attack on Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, 
at 3 p.m. at East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie. He was 49, 
a resident of Slidell and a native of Baton Rouge. He worked as a 
claims adjuster for Ace Insurance Co. USA. He was a 1969 graduate 
of Glen Oaks High School and received a bachelor's degree from the 
University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1973. He is survived and 
remembered by his parents, John P. and Lena Guidry LeBlanc of 
Plaquemine; two sons, Andrew Preston of Lafayette and Shawn 
Christopher of Hayesville, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, 
Sandra and Clarence R. "Bubby" Dupont of Plaquemine; his former 
wife, Susan McBride LeBlanc of Hayesville; companion, Carol 
Hartmann of Slidell; two nephews, John and Shannon Dupont; 
and a niece, Missy Dupont. He was preceded in death by his 
grandparents. Wake was at Pellerin Funeral Home, Breaux Bridge, 
from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, with recitation of the rosary at 
7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until Mass of 
Christian Burial at St. Bernard Catholic Church at 10 a.m. 
Tuesday. His body will be laid to eternal rest in St. Bernard 
Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be John Dupont, 
Shannon Dupont, Andrew LeBlanc, Shawn LeBlanc, Mark McBride, 
Mike McBride, Bruce Farmer and Buddy Dupont. He was a Boy Scout 
leader, a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and St. Clement
 Rome Catholic Single and Single Again Group. In lieu of flowers, 
memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, 
7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.