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Moncus died at his home in Lafayette, according to an obituary. Details about his funeral are pending. Lafayette lost a true leader in the philanthropic community, former Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux told the Daily Advertiser. Fortunately, he set up a process for Lafayette to benefit even after his death.
Moncus legacy is evident in projects all over Lafayette. He donated to the Acadiana Center for the Arts to help build its downtown theater, Robideaux said. Moncus also helped fund the creation of a medical center at a local hospital.
He s the namesake of the park on Johnston Street, where he gave the lead gift that helped fund the park. Moncus was the first donor who Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit leading the design and construction efforts at the park, showed the master plans, said executive director Elizabeth E.B. Brooks. At that first meeting, Moncus agreed to name the park at the highest gift level.
Longtime Lafayette philanthropist James Jim Moncus dies at 82
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From Our Lady of Lourdes Archives: (2018) Jim and Ruth Moncus joined by the Our Lady of Lourdes Board of Directors and Lourdes Foundation Sr. Director, Jeigh Stipe at the reception to honor the $5M gift for the JD Moncus Cancer Center.
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LAFAYETTE, La. â Longtime Lafayette philanthropist James Jim Moncus, 82, died Wednesday at his home.
Funeral arrangements for Moncus are pending at the Martin & Castille Funeral Home.
Jeigh Stipe, senior director of the Lourdes Foundation, released a statement in response to Moncus death:
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Merilyn Crain sees the COVID-19 vaccines as a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel of 2020.
That s why she and her husband decided to donate enough money to Ochsner Lafayette General and Our Lady of Lourdes to purchase the special freezers needed to store the vaccines arriving in Acadiana. It was hard to find something we were able to do that could make a difference, Crain said. The focus for me right now is seeing this stop so people can get back to work, so that grandmothers can hug their grandchildren, so that we can go to our favorite restaurant and cut up with the waiters.