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Mrs. Thibodaux told ''The Daily Advertiser'' that her husband "gave everything that he could. He was the only person I knew that lost sleep over someone else’s children."​

Mrs. Thibodaux told ''The Daily Advertiser'' that her husband "gave everything that he could. He was the only person I knew that lost sleep over someone else’s children."​

==Personal life==​

==Personal life and death==​

Thibodaux was born in New Iberia in Iberia Parish, to Albert Joseph Thibodaux and Charlie Janet Thibodaux (November 15, 1932 – January 27, 2006). He graduated from Cathedral Carmel [[Roman Catholic]] High School in Lafayette. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Master of Arts]] degrees from ULL, (then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana). He obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]], before he joined the UL Lafayette faculty in 1980.​

Thibodaux was born in New Iberia in Iberia Parish, to Albert Joseph Thibodaux and Charlie Janet Thibodaux (November 15, 1932 – January 27, 2006). He graduated from Cathedral Carmel [[Roman Catholic]] High School in Lafayette. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Master of Arts]] degrees from ULL, (then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana). He obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]], before he joined the UL Lafayette faculty in 1980.​

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In addition to his father, Thibodaux was survived by his wife, the former Melody Faul; five children, Benjamin Albert Thibodaux and his wife, the former Wendi Robertson, Shannon Ashley Thibodaux, Jeremy David Thibodaux, Claire Michaelle Thibodaux, and Rachel Christine Thibodaux; one grandson; two sisters, and two brothers. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by two brothers.

In addition to his father, Thibodaux was survived by his wife, the former Melody Faul; five children, Benjamin Albert Thibodaux and his wife, the former Wendi Robertson, Shannon Ashley Thibodaux, Jeremy David Thibodaux, Claire Michaelle Thibodaux, and Rachel Christine Thibodaux; one grandson; two sisters, and two brothers. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by two brothers.

Thibodaux died in 2007 in a Lafayette area hospital after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 90. The accident occurred at an intersection where fatalities had occurred previously. After Thibodaux's death, the Lafayette City Council had a stop light placed at the intersection to prevent further loss of life.

Thibodaux died in 2007 in a Lafayette area hospital after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 90. The accident occurred at an intersection where fatalities had occurred previously. After Thibodaux's death, the Lafayette City Council had a stop light placed at the intersection to prevent further loss of life.