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==Background==
==Background==
A native of [[New Orleans]], Gaudin was reared in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish. Of [[France|French]] descent, he was named for his maternal grandfather, Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (pronounced Grain YEY) (1862-1931).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931220/homere-charles-grenier|title=Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (maternal grandfather of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> His great-great-grandfather, John H. Illsey, served during [[Reconstruction]] as a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit/>
A native of [[New Orleans]], Gaudin (pronounced GO DAN) was reared in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish. Of [[France|French]] descent, he was named for his maternal grandfather, Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (pronounced Grain YEY) (1862-1931).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931220/homere-charles-grenier|title=Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (maternal grandfather of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> His great-great-grandfather, John H. Illsey, served during [[Reconstruction]] as a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit/>
His parents were Regis Bernard Gaudin (1903-1975) and the former Inez Catherine Grenier (1904-1951), who are entombed at St. Patrick Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans. He was a maternal first cousin of [[John Grenier|John Edward Grenier]], a lawyer active in the 1964 [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential campaign and in the revitalization of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148696853/inez-gaudin|title=Inez Catherine Grenier Gaudin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdatae=July 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931223/charles-desire-grenier|title=Charles Desire Grenier, Sr. (maternal uncle of. Homere Gaudin) (1893-1951)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He was a maternal nephew of Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (1884-1969).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931224/williamine-marie-grenier|title=Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (aunt of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>
His parents were Regis Bernard Gaudin (1903-1975) and the former Inez Catherine Grenier (1904-1951), who are entombed at St. Patrick Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans. He was a maternal first cousin of [[John Grenier|John Edward Grenier]], a lawyer active in the 1964 [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential campaign and in the revitalization of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148696853/inez-gaudin|title=Inez Catherine Grenier Gaudin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdatae=July 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931223/charles-desire-grenier|title=Charles Desire Grenier, Sr. (maternal uncle of. Homere Gaudin) (1893-1951)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He was a maternal nephew of Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (1884-1969).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931224/williamine-marie-grenier|title=Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (aunt of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>