DWIGHT PAUL CLEMENTS

Dwight Paul Clements, 70, a native of Bayou L’Ourse, passed away on June 6, 2018, with family by his side.
Visitation will be held at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Amelia today, June 11, 2018, from 9 to 11 a.m., with a mass in his honor at 11 a.m. His ashes will be placed in the St. Andrew Cemetery following the services.
Dwight enlisted and proudly served in the United States Army. After basic training he became qualified as a paratrooper and spent two years in the Vietnam War. It started with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade “The Herd,” a unit created specifically for duty in Vietnam. This all airborne unit the “Sky Soldiers” had an outstanding combat record which included the legendary Battle of Đắk Tô, which he was in. He then volunteered to become a member of a new Long Range Patrol Company. He was assigned to F co, 51st Airborne Infantry, LRP or “Lurps” in GI slang. He then joined the P co 75th Infantry Airborne Rangers. Dwight was a Lurp and proud of it. After finishing his service in the military, he worked as a Mechanic / Electrician in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry until he retired in 2010. He enjoyed running his trout line and crab line, where he would then boil the crabs and share them with family and friends. He was an excellent mechanic, marksman, and an avid small game and duck hunter. He enjoyed taking his family saltwater fishing and taking his grandchildren riding in the swamp in his mud boat or just looking for sinker logs.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Peggy Guidry Clements; sons, Michael Clements (Diana), and Drew Clements (Trisha); daughter, Kimberly Clements; brother, Gerald Clements (Pooch); in-laws, Dorothy and Merlin Broussard; brother-in-law, Hillary Theriot; grandchildren, Brett Clements (Nicole), Kenny Clements (Courtney), Sammy West, Madison West, Jaylen West, Gavin Clements, Aidan Clements, Logan Billiot, Lara Billiot, and Tristian Hartman; and great-grandchildren, Riddick, Ty, Colten, Tensleigh and Talyn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Viola Clement; father-in-law, Hillyed Guidry; son, Todd Clements; and sister, Greta Theriot
Dwight will be remembered in different ways, to his wife he was a loving and devoted husband. To his kids and grandkids, he was quiet, agile, strong, talented, stern, confident, helpful and a giving Paw-Paw!
Online condolences can be given at www.thibodauxfuneralhome.com.
Thibodaux Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of arrangements.