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Dugas and his wife, the former Doris Valentine Bergeron (1922-2001), had two daughters, Bridgett Dugas Harris (born 1942) and Bernadette Frances Dugas (born 1948) and a son, Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr. (born April 1953), all of Thibodaux. The Dugas' third daughter, Celeste, died at birth in 1964. Dugas died in 2008 at the age of eighty-nine in Thibodaux and is interredthere at St. Joseph Cemetery at 949 Menard Street in Thibodaux.<ref name=dugasobit/>
Dugas and his wife, the former Doris Valentine Bergeron (1922-2001), had two daughters, Bridgett Dugas Harris (born 1942) and Bernadette Frances Dugas (born 1948) and a son, Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr. (born April 1953), all of Thibodaux. The Dugas' third daughter, Celeste, died at birth in 1964. Dugas died in 2008 at the age of eighty-nine in Thibodaux and is interredthere at St. Joseph Cemetery at 949 Menard Street in Thibodaux.<ref name=dugasobit/>
Dugas was predeceased by a grandson, Jacob Meade Dugas (1977-2002), a great-granddaughter, Jada Frances Dugas (2002-2004),<ref name=findagrave/> and all four of his brothers, including Colonel Meade J. Dugas (1909-1965),<ref name=dugasobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/obituaries/article_ca780f0b-b885-52a0-a297-61a868ada71c.html|title=Francis Dugas, Sr.|publisher=tri-parishtimes.com|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> a graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]], and a decorated soldier of [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Dugas referred to his oldest brother as "a constant inspiration, a 'big brother' who was splendid in every way—a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier who never compromised his honor or his dedication to duty."<ref name=memorial/>
Dugas was predeceased by a grandson, Jacob Meade Dugas (1977-2002), a great-granddaughter, Jada Frances Dugas (2002-2004),<ref name=findagrave/> and all four of his brothers, including Colonel Meade J. Dugas (1909-1965),<ref name=dugasobit>Obituary of Francis Dugas, Sr., ''Triparishtimes.com, accessed February 2, 2014.</ref> a graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]], and a decorated soldier of [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Dugas referred to his oldest brother as "a constant inspiration, a 'big brother' who was splendid in every way—a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier who never compromised his honor or his dedication to duty."<ref name=memorial/>
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