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Condolences to Brian Guilbeau's family and friends and co-workers.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Brian Guilbeau, a sportswriter and columnist for the American Press newspaper in Lake Charles, died Friday from complications of cystic fibrosis. He was 38.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Worship Center at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles.
Guilbeau was the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's 2005 Columnist the Year. He covered high school and McNeese State University sports for the American Press, with assignments ranging from an LSU national championship football game to a high school basketball matchup played behind closed doors because a fight marred their previous meeting.
He won awards from the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, the Louisiana Press Association and the Louisiana Sportswriters Association for game coverage, columns and headline writing.
Guilbeau, a native of Lafayette, also served as editor of the Health & Fitness page and was a page designer on the nighttime news desk at the American Press. He joined the American Press staff in 1998 from The Daily Iberian in New Iberia.
Survivors include his wife, Cassondra Guilbeau; daughter, Lilly Guilbeau; parents, Gerald and Virginia Guilbeau of Lafayette; and brother, Brent Guilbeau of Baton Rouge.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Brian Guilbeau, a sportswriter and columnist for the American Press newspaper in Lake Charles, died Friday from complications of cystic fibrosis. He was 38.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Worship Center at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles.
Guilbeau was the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's 2005 Columnist the Year. He covered high school and McNeese State University sports for the American Press, with assignments ranging from an LSU national championship football game to a high school basketball matchup played behind closed doors because a fight marred their previous meeting.
He won awards from the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, the Louisiana Press Association and the Louisiana Sportswriters Association for game coverage, columns and headline writing.
Guilbeau, a native of Lafayette, also served as editor of the Health & Fitness page and was a page designer on the nighttime news desk at the American Press. He joined the American Press staff in 1998 from The Daily Iberian in New Iberia.
Survivors include his wife, Cassondra Guilbeau; daughter, Lilly Guilbeau; parents, Gerald and Virginia Guilbeau of Lafayette; and brother, Brent Guilbeau of Baton Rouge.
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