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​Bertrand's name was synonymous with civic leadership in Lafayette: he was a member of the Lafayette Airport Commission, the City of Lafayette Planning and Zoning Commission, the Beavers Club, and the American Legion. He was president of the Lafayette Board of Realtors and the state Board of Realtors, a board member of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, co-chairman of The Bishop's Services Appeal, president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation, executive board member of the Evangeline Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]], campaign chairman and president of [[United Way]] of Acadiana, and a member of the board of directors of the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition.<ref name=obit/>​

​Bertrand's name was synonymous with civic leadership in Lafayette: he was a member of the Lafayette Airport Commission, the City of Lafayette Planning and Zoning Commission, the Beavers Club, and the American Legion. He was president of the Lafayette Board of Realtors and the state Board of Realtors, a board member of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, co-chairman of The Bishop's Services Appeal, president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation, executive board member of the Evangeline Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]], campaign chairman and president of [[United Way]] of Acadiana, and a member of the board of directors of the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition.<ref name=obit/>​

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He was  active in [[Mardi Gras]] activities, having served as King of the Krewe of Attakapas and as King Gabriel XLII. His community service won him the city's most coveted honor, the Lafayette Civic Cup Award. He also received the "Distinguished Citizens Award" from the Boy Scouts. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and an honorary member of the UL Blue Key Club.​

==Death and legacy==

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Bertrand was first married to the former Martha Julie Burgin, and they had one daughter, Cheryl.<ref name=obit/> After Julie's death, Bertrand married Faith Ann Mensman (born 1943). She later relocated to Lexington, [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/faith-bertrand/faithbertzmyir|title=Faith Bertrand (Mensman)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> At the time of his death, Bertrand had been married to Faith for some twenty years. Bertrand was survived by his wife, daughter, a sister, a stepdaughter, two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.​ A [[Roman Catholic]], Bertrand is interred at St. John Cemetery in Lafayette.<ref name=obit/>  

Bertrand was first married to the former Martha Julie Burgin, and they had one daughter, Cheryl.<ref name=obit/> After Julie's death, Bertrand married Faith Ann Mensman (born 1943). She later relocated to Lexington, [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/faith-bertrand/faithbertzmyir|title=Faith Bertrand (Mensman)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> At the time of his death, Bertrand had been married to Faith for some twenty years. Bertrand was survived by his wife, daughter, a sister, a stepdaughter, two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.​ A [[Roman Catholic]], Bertrand is interred at St. John Cemetery in Lafayette.<ref name=obit/>  

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