Ed C. DAUPHIN

LAFAYETTE - Funeral services will be held at a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Ed C. Dauphin, 78, beloved husband, father and grandfather who passed away peacefully at his home Saturday morning March 5, 2005.The Rev. Monsignor Glen Provost, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct the funeral services.Interment will take place in Fountain Memorial Gardens.Ed Dauphin, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., was the son of the late Edgar J. Dauphin and the former Marion Green. In 1966 Mayor Rayburn Bertrand recruited Ed to develop a professional building code department. In 1978-79 Ed identified the need for a uniform application of building safety and fire codes for the entire parish. In 1980 his concept of this program became reality with the Acadian Metropolitan Code Authority "MetroCode", of which he served as Executive Director until his retirement in 1990. Ed served as committee chairman of the Southern Building Code Congress International and was co-founder and past president of the Louisiana Building Officials Association. He also volunteered countless hours in the early development of Acadian Village. After retiring, besides starting a multitude of unfinished projects, he expanded a life long love of animals into breeding and raising exotic birds and developed a gourmet bird food business, which sells products nationwide. He was recognized nationally as a bird breeding and nutrition expert.Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Gloria B. Dauphin; siblings, Mrs. Patsy Mouton, of Lafayette and Bruce Dauphin, of Lafayette, maternal aunt, Dorothy Henricks, of Terrytown, La.; his three sons, Barry Dauphin married to Cynthia Prejean, of Scott, Mike Dauphin, married to Regina Comeaux, of Cankton, Edgar J. Dauphin married to Helen Soileau, of Lafayette; two daughters, Penny Guiberteau married to Lloyd Guiberteau, of Lafayette and Debbie Dauphin Broussard married to Bruce Broussard, of Scott; nine grandchildren, Nichole Greco, Daniel Dauphin, Claire Payne, Chris Dauphin, Jeremy Broussard, Tommy Dauphin, Matthew Dauphin, Kelly Guiberteau and Connor Guiberteau; and three great grandchildren, Sabrina Greco, Abigail Payne and Noah Payne.He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Allen Dauphin; and one granddaughter, Jenna Broussard.Pallbearers will be Barry Dauphin, Daniel Dauphin, Chris Dauphin, Tommy Dauphin, Matthew Dauphin, Bruce Broussard, Zach Payne and Wilfred Vallot.Honorary pallbearers will be Bruce Dauphin, Mike Dauphin, Edgar J. Dauphin, Jeremy Broussard and Connor Guiberteau.Visiting hours will be observed from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. today and will continue from 8 a.m. Tuesday until time of services.A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight in the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, is in charge of all arrangements.