Sheila Tourelle Autin “MeMe” passed away on October 20, 2020 at the age of 73. Former wife and dear friend of Robert “Bobby” Autin (Debbie). Beloved mother of Robie Autin (Kay) and Bobbie Eccher (Scott). Grandmother of Zachary Autin (Jewel) and Nicholas Capdeville. Great-grandmother of Asher Paul Autin.
Preceded in death by her brother, Terry Tourelle; parents, Edward Tourelle and Hazel LeBlanc Abadie and her step-father, Andrew “Pop” Abadie.
Also survived by other loving relatives and friends.
Sheila worked for the Jefferson Parish School Board in their Administrative Office in Harvey. She loved spending time with her family and never missed any of Zachary’s baseball games, from T-Ball to Nicholl’s State University. She also loved to cheer on her New Orleans Saints. She will be sadly missed.
Masses or donations in her memory may be made to St. Michael’s Special School (
www.stmichaelspecialschool.com
).
Family and friends are encouraged to share their condolences, stories and memories by visiting:
www.mothefunerals.com
.