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{{Infobox person
| name=Frem F. Boustany, Sr.
(Businessman and civic figure in Lafayette, Louisiana)
| nationality=[[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]]
| birth_date=January 12, 1903
| birth_place=Dier El Kamar, [[Lebanon]]
| death_date=November 28, 1993 (aged 90)
| death_place=[[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]
'''Resting place''':<br>
St. John's Cathedral Cemetery in Lafayette
| spouse=Beatrice Joseph Boustany (married until her death in 1988)<br>
'''Three children''', including:<br>
Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr. (1928-1988)
'''Parents''':<br>
Mr. and Mrs. Michel Boustany}}
'''Frem F. Boustany, Sr.''' (January 12, 1903 – November 28, 1993), was a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]] [[business]]man and civic figure in [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]].
==Background==
Boustany was born in Dier el Kamar, Lebanon; he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michel Boustany. He migrated to0 Lafayette in 1920, along with other family members. He and his wife, the former Beatrice Joseph (1912-1988), had three children.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Boustany, Frem, Sr.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' cites sources for the Boustany article on the files of the Louisiana Room of the Dupré Library at ULL., and his obituary in ''The Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' November 30, 1993.</ref>
==Career==
Boustany worked in grocery and merchandise stores in business with his brothers, Alfred and Francis. In 1947, Boustany bought an interest in Huval Baking Company, of which he was first the executive vice president and general manager until he became sole owner in 1962. In 1965, he purchased the Bunny Bread Company plant in [[New Orleans]]. In 1976, Huval merged with Flowers Industries, Inc. Boustany was the president of the Tri-State Baking Association. He sat on the board of directors of the Southern Bakers Association, American Bakers Association, and American Bakers Cooperative.<ref name=lahist/>
In the 1930s, Boustany owned the Lafayette White Sox minor league [[baseball]] team and was the president of the Evangeline League. He was later a founder and board chairman of Evangeline Downs Racetrack in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish.<ref name=lahist/>
==Civic service==
His civic service began with the [[Mississippi River]] flood of 1927. During World War II, he served on the registration board of [[Selective Service Act|Selective Service]] for Lafayette Parish. He was also a member of the Louisiana Council of Naval Affairs and an officer for his local [[Boy Scouts]], [[Girl Scouts]], [[Red Cross]], and [[March of Dimes]]. He helped to organize the Lafayette Young Man’s Business Club and was affiliated with Kiwanis International and the Lafayette Community Chest. He was a member of the board of the "good government" group, the Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council, initially formed by [[Ed Steimel]]. He was also a board member of the American Bank and Trust Company in Lafayette. For more than twenty years, he chaired the Lafayette Municipal Auditorium Committee. In 1972, he served on the Lafayette Charter Commission.<ref name=lahist/>
Boustany worked to preserve historical records at the [[Roman Catholic]] St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette and was involved in 1962 in the financing of the Camellia Pageant at what is now the University of Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He donated land for Women’s and Children’s Hospital and endowed a professorship in home economics at USL. In 1959, he was King Gabriel XX in the Southwest Louisiana [[Mardi Gras]] Association. In 1962, he received the "Lafayette Civic Cup." In 1983, [[Pope]] [[John Paul II]] named Boustany as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was also active in the Catholic men's organizaton, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/>
==Death==
In 1988, Boustany lost both his wife and son, Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr. He died five years later in 1993 and is interred with family members at St. John's Cathedral Cemetery in Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154037922/frem-boustany|title=Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Lebanon]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
| name=Frem F. Boustany, Sr.
(Businessman and civic figure in Lafayette, Louisiana)
| nationality=[[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]]
| birth_date=January 12, 1903
| birth_place=Dier El Kamar, [[Lebanon]]
| death_date=November 28, 1993 (aged 90)
| death_place=[[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]
'''Resting place''':<br>
St. John's Cathedral Cemetery in Lafayette
| spouse=Beatrice Joseph Boustany (married until her death in 1988)<br>
'''Three children''', including:<br>
Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr. (1928-1988)
'''Parents''':<br>
Mr. and Mrs. Michel Boustany}}
'''Frem F. Boustany, Sr.''' (January 12, 1903 – November 28, 1993), was a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]] [[business]]man and civic figure in [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]].
==Background==
Boustany was born in Dier el Kamar, Lebanon; he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michel Boustany. He migrated to0 Lafayette in 1920, along with other family members. He and his wife, the former Beatrice Joseph (1912-1988), had three children.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Boustany, Frem, Sr.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' cites sources for the Boustany article on the files of the Louisiana Room of the Dupré Library at ULL., and his obituary in ''The Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' November 30, 1993.</ref>
==Career==
Boustany worked in grocery and merchandise stores in business with his brothers, Alfred and Francis. In 1947, Boustany bought an interest in Huval Baking Company, of which he was first the executive vice president and general manager until he became sole owner in 1962. In 1965, he purchased the Bunny Bread Company plant in [[New Orleans]]. In 1976, Huval merged with Flowers Industries, Inc. Boustany was the president of the Tri-State Baking Association. He sat on the board of directors of the Southern Bakers Association, American Bakers Association, and American Bakers Cooperative.<ref name=lahist/>
In the 1930s, Boustany owned the Lafayette White Sox minor league [[baseball]] team and was the president of the Evangeline League. He was later a founder and board chairman of Evangeline Downs Racetrack in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish.<ref name=lahist/>
==Civic service==
His civic service began with the [[Mississippi River]] flood of 1927. During World War II, he served on the registration board of [[Selective Service Act|Selective Service]] for Lafayette Parish. He was also a member of the Louisiana Council of Naval Affairs and an officer for his local [[Boy Scouts]], [[Girl Scouts]], [[Red Cross]], and [[March of Dimes]]. He helped to organize the Lafayette Young Man’s Business Club and was affiliated with Kiwanis International and the Lafayette Community Chest. He was a member of the board of the "good government" group, the Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council, initially formed by [[Ed Steimel]]. He was also a board member of the American Bank and Trust Company in Lafayette. For more than twenty years, he chaired the Lafayette Municipal Auditorium Committee. In 1972, he served on the Lafayette Charter Commission.<ref name=lahist/>
Boustany worked to preserve historical records at the [[Roman Catholic]] St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette and was involved in 1962 in the financing of the Camellia Pageant at what is now the University of Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He donated land for Women’s and Children’s Hospital and endowed a professorship in home economics at USL. In 1959, he was King Gabriel XX in the Southwest Louisiana [[Mardi Gras]] Association. In 1962, he received the "Lafayette Civic Cup." In 1983, [[Pope]] [[John Paul II]] named Boustany as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was also active in the Catholic men's organizaton, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/>
==Death==
In 1988, Boustany lost both his wife and son, Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr. He died five years later in 1993 and is interred with family members at St. John's Cathedral Cemetery in Lafayette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154037922/frem-boustany|title=Dr. Frem Boustany, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boustany, Sr., Frem}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Lebanon]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Catholics]]