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Armand, Herbert Dale Jr (1942-2024)
Armand, Herbert Dale Jr
Obituary
2024
Herbert Dale Armand, Jr., 81 years old. He passed away in Brenham, TX after a brief stay at a healthcare facility.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1942 to Elva and Herbert Armand, Sr. His favorite childhood memories were fishing and swimming in the summertime. The family later moved to Alexander, LA, and then on to Cottonport, LA where Herbert Armand, Sr, owned and operated a local grocery store in the late 1950s”s. Herb attended Cottonport Jr High School and graduated in 1961 from Cottonport High School. After high school, Herb furthered his education by enrolling in LSU-A @ Alexandra, La. In 1962 Herb moved to Houston, Texas, and joined the Houston Police Department in the summer of 1963 where he enjoyed the next 26 years working in various capacities within the department to include an unusual time as a television crime speaker targeting women's safety. In August of 1964, Herb married his high school sweetheart, Bernadette, in Cottonport, LA. They began their married life and enjoyed family and friends for the next 11 years in the Houston area. In November 1964, the couple bought their first house in north Houston. In 1967 their first son was born in the fall of September. In the summer of 1975, the family moved to Bellville. Bernadette began teaching at West End Elementary while Herb commuted back and forth for the next 21 years. In 1977, the couple's first daughter, Christie, was born and received care in the NIC-U for 30 days, and later came home at 4 pounds. In 1989 Herb retired and started to work as a Baliff at the Austin Courthouse on the square for the next 7 years. During that time he met several judges and attorneys who became friends. Through the years Herb enjoyed kayaking, fishing, hunting, biking, and woodworking. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bernadette of Bellville, TX, his daughter, Christie Armand, of Bellville, Tx, his son, David Armand, of San Antonio, TX, Herb's three nieces Dianne Gravel of Houston, Texas, Delia Gravel Rowat of Orlando, Florida, and Kathryn Hopkins of Houston, Texas. |
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