COURVOISIE, Nugent Entered into eternal rest on the evening of April 30, 2006, Lt. Col. T. Nugent Courvoisie, US Army (Ret.), husband of Helen Shanley. The relatives and friends of Lt. Col.Thomas Nugent Courvoisie are invited to attend his funeral services in The Summerall Chapel, The Citadel, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at ten-thirty o’clock. Interment, Beaufort National Cemetery at two o’clock. Friends may call at The Summerall Chapel Tuesday between six and nine o’clock. Lt. Col. Courvoisie was born October 19, 1916 in Savannah, GA, the son of Alfred Courvoisie and Anna Roe Nugent Courvoisie. He was a graduate of Benedictine Military Academy of Savannah, GA and the Citadel, Class of 1938. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and Korea. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor in The European Theatre and was a receipient of The South Carolina Palmetto Award. Col. Courvoisie held an Honorary Doctorate Degree from The Citadel and was Alumni of The Year in 2005. He was the former Assistant Commandant of Cadets at The Citadel and was a member of The Hibernian Society. He is survived by his wife; one daughter: Dr. Helen E. Courvoisie of Baltimore, MD; one Son: Alfred Courvoisie and his wife Shohreh of Charleston, SC; five grandchildren: Carol Lynn Courvoisie and Susan Payan and her husband Jose all of Charleston, SC, Alexei Ray of Baltimore, MD, Thomas S. Courvoisie of Charleston, SC and Ayla B. Courvoisie of Charleston, SC. And his many many Lambs. Memorials may be made to The Courvoisie Scholarship Fund, and/or to The Citadel Development Foundation, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.
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