Dr. Thomas D. Gautreaux

Dr. Tom D. Gautreaux, 65, of Beaumont, passed away on January 2, 2016.

He was born on November 1, 1950 to David and Mamie (Richard) Gautreaux in Thibodaux, Louisiana, but moved to Beaumont at an early age. Dr. Gautreaux knew early on that he wanted to be a dentist. He graduated from South Park High School and went on to study at Lamar State College in Beaumont; from there he was accepted to University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. Dr. Gautreaux has been a practicing dentist for over 38 years where he treated his patients like family.

Dentistry wasn’t the only passion he developed early. At the age of 12 his love for the outdoors and hunting began. Dr. Gautreaux was an avid deer hunter and fisherman and a member of the YMBL. He was an incredible cook who was dubbed “camp cook” at his deer lease. He will be remembered fondly as a man who loved his family and patients. His family will never forget their famous Easter Gatherings.

Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Edison Colbert of Paradise Church. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.

He is survived by his wife, Pat Pace Gautreaux of Beaumont, Texas; children, Jacqueline Gautreaux Crill and her husband, Josh of Loveland, Colorado and Paul Gautreaux of Beaumont, Texas; grandchildren, Jaden and Jackson Bowser of Loveland, Colorado; siblings, Donia Brown and her husband, George of Sour Lake, Texas and James Gautreaux and his wife, Carolyn of Beaumont, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews as well.