John Wayne “Mickey” Dupuy

John Wayne “Mickey” Dupuy died in New Orleans on Saturday, June 13, 2020. He was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana on October 14, 1925. He graduated from St. John’s High School in Plaquemine and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from LSU. In 1988, Mickey retired from Chevron USA’s Exploration Department in New Orleans after 30 years of service. Mickey did not slow down when he retired. He continued to travel visiting all but two countries on his “bucket list”. He was a voracious reader with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He could add to any conversation with valuable knowledge on virtually any subject. Mickey’s top priority in life was his family and his friends. He kept contact with his childhood friends, friends from work and his immediate and extended family. Mickey had an uncanny ability to make new friends and develop a relationship from a chance meeting that may last decades. Mickey was an active member in the local chapter of the Chevron Retirees Association, a steady volunteer at the New Orleans Museum of Art and he served on the Board of his condominium association for 10 years. He supported many worthy organizations including the New Orleans Public Library and Louisiana State University. He endowed the John W. Dupuy Professorship at the E.J. Ourso College of Business at LSU. Mickey did not have any children of his own, but his nieces, nephews, great nephews and great niece all cherished him as a fun, caring and thoughtful uncle. Mickey also loved LSU Football, the outdoors (especially hunting trips with his childhood friend Buzz Obier), crossword puzzles, outrageously funny birthday cards, music from Stravinsky to Jimmy Buffett, charbroiled oysters, good scotch and champagne. He loved life and enhanced the lives of all that were lucky enough to know him. Any gathering of friends or family was brightened by Mickey’s presence.

Beloved brother of Cecelia Dupuy Mooney (James) of Davie, Florida and James R. Dupuy of Conroe, Texas. Brother-in-law of Brenda W. Dupuy of New Orleans, LA. Beloved uncle of nieces Emily Mooney, Virginia Moskowitz, Elizabeth Lubel (Glenn) and Leslie Dupuy, and nephews Thomas Mooney (Gilda) and George Dupuy (Bridget), great nephews Jacob and Dylan Moskowitz, James Francis Mooney and great niece Mary Devon Dupuy (Geoffrey Gauchet). Preceded in death by parents, Colquitt Omer Dupuy and Cecelia Virginia Rhorer, brothers E. Larry Dupuy, Colquitt Octave Dupuy, and sisters Virginia Rhorer Dupuy, Mary Edith Dupuy, Constance Dupuy Davis and sister-in-law Mary Dupuy.

Due to the COVID 19 restrictions, the family will organize a memorial service for our beloved Mickey as soon as practical.

The family invites you to express your fond thoughts, memories and condolences online at lakelawnmetairie.com.