Port Arthur, Texas
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Port Arthur, Texas
Welcome to Port Arthur, Texas
Port Arthur is located 90 miles east of Houston on the
gulf coast of Texas.
Port Arthur is the namesake of Arthur E. Stilwell who
platted the 1895. He envisioned Port Arthur as a resort,
as a port City and as the terminus of the railroad he
would eventually build linking Port Arthur to Kansas
City.
John W. "Bet-A-Million" Gates, gained control
of the Stilwell interest and built a rice mill in Port
Arthur in 1900. He spent $1.4 million to dredge the Port
Arthur ship canal then ceded it to the federal
government for one dollar. This transaction was
completed by Congress' designation of Port Arthur as a
port of entry, and by 1914 it ranked as the twelfth
largest port in the United States and the second largest
refining port. Today Port Arthur is the home of three
major refineries and still the important terminus of the
Kansas City Southern railroad.
The town of a mere one
thousand souls in 1900, has grown to almost 60,000 with
a diversifying economy to sustain Port Arthur's growth
into the twenty-first century.
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Glenn Patrick Boudreaux
12/27/1947 - 6/19/2009
Glenn Patrick (Pat) Boudreaux, 61, of Port Neches, died Friday, June 19, 2009, at his residence in Port Neches.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Our lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur with Reverend T.R. Blanco and Reverend Sinclair Oubre officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Monday at the mortuary.
Pat was born December 27, 1947 in Port Neches to Joseph and Lelia Boudreaux. He retired from Huntsman Corporation in Port Neches as a Training Coordinator. He was a lifetime member and past director of the Harley Owners Group, Cowboy Chapter, Beaumont, Texas.
Pat is survived by his wife, Kathy Boudreaux of Port Neches; his daughters, Crystal Segura and her husband Kyle of Port Neches, and Desha Jordan and her husband Tommy of Port Neches; his step-daughter, Rochelle Hernandez of Houston; his step-son, Richie Hernandez and his wife Tammy of Silsbee; his sisters, Debi Yu and her husband Frank of Port Arthur, and Lynn Hollier and her husband Kurt of Hillister; his brother, Mike Boudreaux and his wife Karin of Nederland; seven grandchildren, Kyler Segura, Konner Segura, Miranda Girouard, Payton Jordan, T. J. Jordan, Kody Hernandez, Haden Hernandez; and special nieces and nephews.
I have a dream, and in that dream, heaven is preparing for a celebration. In the kitchen, the angels are cooking gumbo and boiling crawfish, because, after all, its heaven. In the living room, the angel band has traded in their golden harps for a fiddle, accordion, guitar, and drums. Pat and God are sitting on the front porch. After lighting up a cigar, Pat tells God about his wonderful life on Earth, and how he loved the feel of the road on those two wheels. But, he says, nothing compared to the love he still feels for his family and friends, and what he hopes, if anything, he helped them to understand what it means to love and take care of each other. As those first notes of a Cajun two-step fill the air, God smiles and says, “I have been waiting for you. Let the party begin.” Written by: Glenn Patrick Briley (Godson of Pat)
“He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.” Ps 91:4
In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made in Pat’s memory to the charity of your choice.
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