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(2) Faith Mensman Bertrand (married for approximately twenty years until his death)​

(2) Faith Mensman Bertrand (married for approximately twenty years until his death)​

|children=Daughter Cheryl Louise Bertrand (first marriage) and stepdaughter Dana Faith Whelchel Holladay, both of Lafayette​

|children=Daughter Cheryl Louise Bertrand (first marriage) and stepdaughter Dana Faith Whelchel Holladay, both of Lafayette​

|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>​

|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]​

University of Louisiana at Lafayette​

University of Louisiana at Lafayette​

|profession=[[Business]]man​

|profession=[[Business]]man​

==Background==

==Background==

Bertrand was born in Kinder in Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana to the former Ethel Marie Acosta and Joseph Claude Bertrand. The family moved to Lafayette in 1932, when Joseph Bertrand sold his electrical operation to a major utility company. Bertrand graduated from Lafayette High School in 1936 and attended [[Louisiana State University]] and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, when that institution was known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in [[accounting]] and business.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=​https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bertrand/782/|title=J. Rayburn Bertrand|publisher=genealogy.com|date=March 8, 2005|authorr=Velia Bertrand, Jr.|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>

Bertrand was born in Kinder in Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana to the former Ethel Marie Acosta and Joseph Claude Bertrand. The family moved to Lafayette in 1932, when Joseph Bertrand sold his electrical operation to a major utility company. Bertrand graduated from Lafayette High School in 1936 and attended [[Louisiana State University]] and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, when that institution was known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in [[accounting]] and business.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=​https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bertrand/782/|title=J. Rayburn Bertrand|publisher=genealogy.com|date=March 8, 2005|author=Velia Bertrand, Jr.|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>

==World War II==

==World War II==