Leona Madalyn Robichaux Clade

On Saturday, November 27, 2021, Leona Madalyn Robichaux Clade - mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother - drew her last breath at her home in Metairie, LA. She was 91. Born in New Orleans, Leona’s professional career took her from banking officer to restaurateur, first as owner of Leona’s Il Ristorante in New Orleans and then as owner of two Ruth’s Chris Steakhouses in Dallas, Texas.
Leona was the devoted mother of Susan Clade, Patricia Clade Brechtel (Skip), and Denise Clade Altobello (Brian). She was not only a wonderful Gran to her Grandchildren: Kelly Brechtel Becker (Justin), Kyle Brechtel (Candice), Josh Hudson (Melissa), Zach Hudson, Kate Brechtel Ryan (Matt), and Catherine Clade, but also to her great-grandchildren: Jackson, Mason, and Abigail Becker; Henry and Evelyn
Hudson; Charlotte Brechtel; Lee and Cole Ryan, as well as to her “bonus great-grandchildren”: Hudson and Lennon Wright, and Isabelle and Gwendolyn McDermott. Always a generous and devoted Grandfriend, Leona is also survived by more than a few children and adults from Louisiana to Texas who loved her as another “mother” and “grandmother.”
Leona, a graduate of St. Mary’s Dominican High School, was the daughter of the late Madalyn and Waldo Robichaux, and the sister of the late Carol Robichaux LeCompte, Leonard Robichaux, and Edward Robichaux.
The family offers its sincerest gratitude to her devoted caregivers, Mary Baker and Andrea Ford, and to her physicians, Robert Occhipinti, M.D., and Gregor Hoffman, M.D. for their compassionate care over the past years.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at St. Angela Merici Church located at 901 Beverly Garden Drive, Metairie, LA 70002 on Friday, December 3, 2021 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, immediately followed by a Memorial Mass. A private graveside service will take place at a later date. Unvaccinated guests are requested to mask inside the church. In lieu of flowers, the family would request a tribute gift in Leona’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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