Jane Husak met her Lord and Savior in Heaven on March 29, 2022. She passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. A Funeral Mass will be held for Jane at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Benton officiated by Monsignor Provenza. Interment will follow at Hill Crest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for visitation on Sunday, April 3, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home.
Jane was born on November 4, 1933 in Kaplan, LA to Elore and Raoul Vincent. She graduated from Kaplan High School in 1952 and the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in 1956. After graduation she started her nursing careers in Rayne, Kaplan, Lake Charles, and Schumpert Medical Center. During her nursing career at Schumpert, Jane found her passion in the Oncology Department.
While working in Lake Charles she met the love of her life, Captain John Husak, who was an Air Force Navigator. He fell in love with her beautiful brown eyes and they were married on December 23, 1961. John kept the promise he made to Jane after their wedding to show her the world by visiting all 7 continents.
John and Jane had two children, Jamie Jinks and Johnny Husak. She was also blessed with 3 grandchildren, Jennifer Husak, Katie Husak, and Jackson Jinks. Jane often said that if she had known how fun grandchildren were she would have had them first!
She was a very talented painter and seamstress. Her paintings are displayed in several family galleries and she used her sewing skills to make all of her grandchildren's smocked clothing. Jane's Cajun roots are shown through her delicious cooking. No matter where John's Air Force career took their family she always had a simmering pot of gumbo to remind her of home.
Jane was an excellent hostess, was the life of the party, and had a great sense of humor with legendary jokes. Her favorite part of the Officer Wives "coffee dates" were serving Gimlets. She was one to have never met a stranger and could gather information through her interrogations better than the CIA or FBI.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elore and Raoul Vincent. Her older brother and mentor, Royby Vincent and his wife Leatrice; her sister, Lily Mae and her husband Ezidor Morvant; her nephews, Troy and Kim Morvant.
Jane is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, John; daughter, Jamie; son, Johnny and wife Suellen; grandchildren, Jennifer, Katie, and Jackson.
Serving as pallbearers are Jane's grandson, Jackson Jinks, and her nephews Todd Vincent, Joel Vincent, Boyd Simon, Berney Morvant, and Dan Husak.
The family would like to thank Dr. Sanjay Shaw, Dr. Anil Veluvolus, and all the staff at Willis Knighton Bossier for their compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
