Bobbie J. de Laviada

Bobbie J. de Laviada passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 81 years old. Bobbie Joyce, as she was known to her family or Mrs. Bobbie to her students, was born in Alexandria, Louisiana but moved to New Orleans when she was a small girl with her late parents Robert A. Jackson and Virginia Joyce George Jackson. She graduated from Alcee Fortier High School and attended LSU for a short time. Trained as a Certified Dental Assistant, she worked for many dentists in the New Orleans area throughout the 1960’s and ‘70’s before transitioning to a career as an educator. Throughout the 70’s Bobbie enjoyed teaching Dental Assisting at L.W. Higgins Highschool, Loyola University, N.O., and LSUMC School of Dentistry.

She was a very active member of the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA). Holding various offices within the local New Orleans, Louisiana, and national organization ultimately serving nationally as President of the ADAA. She also worked for two years as paid staff for the ADAA in the role of Assistant Executive Director in Chicago.

Married twice she lived a very adventurous life. She learned to scuba dive in the early 1960’s and enjoyed that sport along with horseback riding, and snow skiing. She bucked conventional wisdom by deciding to live abroad for a time in Yucatan, Mexico with her second husband and two young sons. She lived her life to the fullest and loved her family very much. Regretably, her zest for life was slowly and painfully robbed by the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Bobbie is survived by her sons James R. Moffatt, Sr. (m. Margo) and Jeff A. Moffatt (m. Tracey); grandchildren James R. Moffatt, Jr., Jamilynn M. Stevens, and David A. Moffatt; great grandchildren Haley M. Stevens and Nathaniel Logan Stevens; and her brother Robert W. Jackson (m. Linda).

Friends, family, and former students are invited to attend a “Life Remembrance” which will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 2pm to 5 pm at Grace Funeral Home, located at 450 Holy Trinity Dr., Covington, LA 70433. You are also invited to view and sign an online guestbook at, www.gracenorthshore.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Bobbie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.