Louis A Dorman

Louis was born November 26, 1932 in Plain Dealing, Louisiana to Clarence Earl “CE” Dorman, Sr. and Nelle Esther Greene Dorman. He was a loving son, brother, and husband; an adored daddy to his four girls; and a fun PaPa/Poppy to his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

After moving to Port Acres as a teenager, he spotted a cute neighbor girl and proclaimed to his brother that he was going to marry her. On December 7, 1951, he joined the U.S. Air Force and looked forward to traveling the world. His first assignment was Bryan Air Force Base in Bryan, Texas, where he spent his entire four years of service working as an airplane mechanic. On June 13, 1953, he did indeed marry his neighbor and sweetheart, Barbara Ann Broussard. In late 1955, the young couple returned to Port Acres to raise their family.

Louis and Barbara shared a love of the outdoors and often would spend a month camping at Dam B. They also loved to deer hunt, and the entire family spent much time at their deer leases in Chester, Woodville and Warren. For many years, the family celebrated every Thanksgiving and Louis’s birthday in the woods. Louis also loved fishing, which led he and Barbara to buy a lake house at Toledo Bend. One of the places he was the happiest was at the lake house, where he enjoyed fishing with friends and family. He particularly loved teaching all the grandchildren the joys of fishing. He was the ultimate griller and fish fryer. The family loved to pile in the pontoon boat, and Louis would take them to the sand bar to swim or out to the middle of the lake to watch a sunset. He also was decorator extraordinaire for the family float for the annual 4th of July Parade. He loved taking the grandchildren riding on the jet ski, four-wheeler, golf cart, and boat. Louis was a hero to his four daughters who were each self-proclaimed “Daddy’s girls”. He was a handyman and a jack of all trades. The girls knew there was nothing Daddy couldn’t fix or take care of for them.

Louis was a member of the Little Flower Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Port Arthur Sportsman Club. He was employed with Quantum Chemical and predecessors for over 30 years, retiring as a Supervisor in 1987.

Louis was preceded in death by 4 weeks by his beloved Barbara. Also preceding him in death were his parents, C.E. and Nelle Dorman, his only sibling, brother Clarence Dorman, Jr., and his oldest grandson, Jayce Louis Drake. Survivors include his daughters, Juliee Denman and her husband Billy of Tyler, Kerrie Dorman of Bryan, Jo Lene Dorman of Harker Heights, and Janis Holzapfel and her husband Carl of League City. Louis is also survived by grandchildren Sherry (Jay) Falgout, Brooke (Chris) Lowry, Derek (Caitlin) Denman, Carli Holzapfel, Caris (Peter) McCabe, and Faith Dorman, and great-grandchildren Noah, Sofia, and Gabriel Falgout, Liam and Ava Lowry, Isaac Dowd and Moriah Moore, Simon Denman, and baby McCabe due in July.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Barbara and Louis at St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020 (their 67th Wedding Anniversary). Because of COVID restrictions and concern for safety, it will be a private family service. The mass will be streamed on the Little Flower website http://www.littleflowerpa.org as well as in the Little Flower parish hall. Masks will be required and social distancing guidelines followed.

Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas and social distancing rules must be followed there as well.

The family misses being able to get hugs and share sorrow with so many because of these difficult times, but they are so grateful for the outpouring of love via phone calls, texts, and Facebook posts. The love and prayers are felt and appreciated.

During the current COVID-19 outbreak, the family requests that anyone who would like to be a part of Louis’s Life Celebration please sign the Guest Book and leave a memory at www.grammier-oberle.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church (6412 Garnet Avenue, Port Arthur, TX 77640-1308) in Louis’s memory.