AHS Athletic Hall of Fame

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Today, news must be shared of the passing of Donald P. Chauvin, 2017 Abbeville High School Athletic Hall of Fame Honorary Inductee. On behalf of the Chauvin Family, we wanted to personally address all of those in attendance Thursday evening at Magdalen Place, for the 2021 Annual Hall of Fame Banquet which was abruptly cut short after he collapsed during the ceremony. The night was special for him as always! Those in attendance came to enjoy fellowship while honoring those who were to be recognized. Unfortunately, the night did not go as planned and I felt compelled to send a message to all who came to the event which ended so suddenly and unfinished. His passing is heartbreaking for all who knew him. He was doing exactly what he wanted to do, in a place he loved, with people he genuinely cared about and cherished! He would not want the evening to be about him but unfortunately it was. He gave unselfishly to his High School and his community with passion and a talented skillset that yielded successful accomplishment in all endeavors for many years.

His opportunity to introduce 2021 Honorary Hall of Fame Inductee, Mrs. Barbara Gale LeMaire, was greatly anticipated and extremely important to him. He looked forward to being on the 50yd line with her on Friday night and arrangements were in place to insure he could do just that! He was so proud for her and worked hard to keep his health in preparation for this week’s festivities so he could be a part of it all. We were so proud to see him on stage at the banquet, sharing stories, getting laughs, and honoring Mrs. Barbara, who he loved dearly! He was right where he wanted to be, doing exactly what he loved. This is comforting to our family.

It is our hope that the Athletic Hall of Fame will find a way to make up for the shortfalls of the evening. I know the legacy of Donald P Chauvin will live on and the AHS Athletic Hall of Fame will forever be his home. He will surely be missed but not forgotten.

Thank you all for loving our pops and it is an honor to be a part of this wonderful community!

Sincerely,
Janet Chauvin, Todd Chauvin, Pamela C Trahan, Kimberly C Etie’ & Clayton Chauvin.

The annual RSVP Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at Magdalen Place in Abbeville this year and is scheduled to begin at 6:00PM on Thursday 10-14-21. This annual community social honors all of the 2021 AHS Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees. There will also be a special introduction and official induction at halftime of the football game on Friday night.

Three make Abbeville High Hall of Fame The Abbeville High Hall of Fame Committee has selected three people to this year’s Abbeville High Hall of Fame class. Two members are former AHS athletes, while the other is an honorary inductee. The two athletes are David Suire and Ashley Cormier, while the honorary inductee is Barbara Gayle LeMa...

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SCRAPBOOK: 2021 Honorary Inductee Barbara Gail LeMaire 1960 - Cheerleader who defined SPIRIT for decades, long after graduating! ❤

🏀SCRAPBOOK: 2021 Inductee Ashley Renee Cormier

🏈SCRAPBOOK: #55 David Francis Suire, 2021 Inductee

🏆 Introducing AHS Athletic Hall of Fame Honorary Inductee
Mrs. Barbara Gayle LeMaire
Bio Summary
• Barbara Gayle moved to Abbeville in 1956 as a freshman and attended all four years of high school at Abbeville High, graduating in 1960.
• She was very active in numerous organizations but her fondest memories are that of being selected as a Wildcat Cheerleader.
• In 1974 her family was very involved in the AHS Boosters Club and proudly supported all sports activities at Abbeville High where both her and her children attended and graduated.
• In 1977 she lead a massive cleaning and restoration project at Wildcat stadium, painting the stadium grey and the stairways red, which resembled red carpet. The addition of a giant AHS Wildcat logo on the 50-yard line and the front of the press box was also done. She led the way in cleaning and painting the dressing room red and grey under the stadium. The players would use it at half time instead of being outdoors in the elements.
• With the help from parents, she decorated the locker room at school every Thursday night before the Friday night games.
• Active in all fundraising projects, she helped raise money to purchase an inflatable Wildcat tunnel for the Wildcats to run through for the Friday night games along with a fogging machine.
• In 1976 she was selected to serve on the first ever Abbeville High School Hall of Fame Screening Committee.
• In 1977 the Abbeville High School Hall of Fame held its first induction ceremony. The first year two athletes Thomas “T-Tom” Broussard and Lovic “Tiny” Touchet were inducted.
• Barbara Gayle was instrumental and largely responsible for planning, organizing and hosting the AHS Hall of Fame Induction Social the Thursday evening before Homecoming for many years. This social was open to the public free of charge and sponsored by the AHS Hall of Fame Committee. She was determined that this annual event would be something very special and worthy of those athletes being honored. Because of Barbara, this tradition from 1977 has continued to this day.
• In early 1977 Barbara met with Principal Cecil Picard concerning a special room for the Hall of Fame at AHS. An empty glass walled room at the front entrance was available and construction began for the new home for the AHS Hall of Fame. Over the past 44 years, this space has become packed with Hall of Fame memorabilia, and I suspect that additional space will be needed as the Hall of Fame continues to grow. Today the AHS Hall of Fame room has pictures and stories of more than 50 Hall of Fame Inductees and 20 Honorary Hall of Fame Inductees.

Read Barbara’s full Bio and learn more about the AHS Hall of Fame by visiting www.ahshof.com

🏆 Introducing AHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2021 Inductee
Mrs. Ashley Renee Cormier
Bio Summary
• Ashley Cormier is a 2002 graduate of Abbeville High School
• At the age of five, Ashley began playing softball with the girls (Cajun Jr. Miss League) and baseball with the boys (Pony) at AA Comeaux Park making All-Stars with both.
• At age nine Ashley took an interest in basketball with Vermilion Biddy Basketball league. In her first year playing Biddy Basketball she made the all-star team and took home a World Championship while being selected to the All-Tournament Team.
• She also played independent travel slow-pitch softball every year with coaches, Uncle Rickey Brailey and her Mom Anita Cormier.
• While at J. H. Williams Middle School, she participated in band, basketball, track and in 8th grade became a cheerleader.
• Ashley played multiple sports at Abbeville High School making First team honors in 4 different sports.
• During her sophomore year, her track coach (Karen Peacock) convinced her to run cross country to make her stronger for her sprint races for track and Ashley ended up placing in 3rd place in district which qualified her to run at the state meet.
• Her junior year Ashley was the 100 m and 200 m District Champ and went on to compete at the state meet.
• In fast pitch softball her junior year the Lady Wildcats went 18-11 in 4A under Coaches Mark Suire and Bill Sturgis. That year she batted .333 and rotated between shortstop and centerfield. Ashley earned MVP of the Parish, All District and All State awards that year.
• In basketball her senior year, she was the only senior on the team and averaged 16 points a game while earning 1st Team All-District honors. Ashley led the Lady Wildcat basketball team to the playoffs, losing once in the second round under Coach Laura Lebouef.
• In addition to the All-Parish, All-District and All-State honors, Ashley was named Abbeville High School Female Athlete of the Year both her Junior and Senior year.
• When not participating in sports she volunteered her time as a water girl for the AHS football team.
• Ashley went on to sign a Basketball Scholarship with Louisiana State University at Eunice where she earned Offensive and Defensive MVP honors as a freshman. She graduated from LSUE with an Associated Degree in General Studies.
• Ashley is now a Certified Biller and Coder and has been working for LHC Group as a Business Manager for 6 years. She also delivers the Abbeville Meridional newspaper as a second job. Ashley loves her community and is very honored to be selected into the AHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

Read Ashey's Full Bio and learn more about the AHS Hall of Fame by visiting www.ahshof.com

🏆 Introducing AHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2021 Inductee Mr. David Francis Suire
Bio Summary
• AHS Football Offensive Lineman Star and Starter for 3 years (1993-1995) when AHS was in District 5-4A.
• Exceled at Right Guard for 3 years in the Wing-T Offense installed by then head Coach Gerald Laughlin, winning numerous honors.
• Played Starting Defensive Linebacker his senior year.
• In his very last football game, a quarterfinal loss to John Curtis out of New Orleans, David only left the field for two plays proving how versatile a player he was.
• As a sophomore, David was named to the 1st Team All-Parish and 2nd Team All-District as Offensive Guard.
• As a junior, he was named to the 2nd Team All-Parish, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-Acadiana, and Honorable Mention All-State by the AP and 1st Team All-State by the Coach’s Poll.
• As a senior, he was named to the 1st Team All Parish, 1st Team All District, 1st Team All-Acadiana and Honorable Mention All-State by the AP.
• In track, David participated in the shot put, javelin, high jump, and long jump but his specialty was the discus.
• As a senior he was the District Champion in the discus, throwing a personal best of 145ft 10in and would make it all the way to the state track meet in Baton Rouge.
• He was named to the Class 4A Academic All-State Football Team his senior year.
• He was a member of the AHS Chess, Math and Beta Clubs. As a senior, David received the AHS Booster Club Athletic Scholarship Award, the US Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award, the American Legion (Vermilion Post 29) School Award, Youth Leadership Award from the National Young Leaders Conference, Tuition Assistance Plan from the State of Louisiana, a Regents Scholar award from the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Navy Honors Program from the Department of the Navy, the Patriotism Award from the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and the J. Wesley Steen scholarship.
• After graduating from AHS, David decided to focus on academics and not play college football. He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Since graduating from ULL, David works in the oilfield traveling as far as Brazil and the North Slope of Alaska. As of 2021, David lives in Katy, TX. He is married to Amanda Menard Suire from Maurice and has 3 great children, Kennedy, Nicholas, and Allie.

Learn more by visiting: www.ahshof.com