Warren Caudle

Mr. Warren Dale Caudle, age 71, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Warren was born July 2, 1948, in Atlanta, GA and was a long-time resident of Acadiana.  Warren was a 1966 graduate of Martin High School and graduated from The University of Tennessee at Martin, UTM, where he completed undergraduate studies and received a bachelor's degree.  While at UTM, Warren helped establish a world-renowned rodeo program, initiated and led the way to the construction of the Agriculture Pavilion, of which he was immensely proud.  Warren worked for many years for Schlumberger in the offshore oil and gas exploration industry before he successfully ventured out and opened his own seismic exploration company.

A proud veteran, Warren Caudle was a highly-decorated War Hero and combat-seasoned Marine.  He served during Vietnam in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Embassy Marine in the 82nd Airborne Division, Platoon 1092.  In February of 1968, a squad of Viet Cong guerillas attacked and occupied the US Embassy Saigon, known as the Tet Offensive.  Warren's heroic actions during the Tet Offensive made the cover of Newsweek magazine at the time and were featured in several documentaries about the event.  Warren and his wife, Helen were active members of the veterans' group Saigon Marines and Civilians.

Warren is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Helen Hite Caudle of Carencro, LA; his two children, Brian (Angela) Enoch of Savannah, GA and Heather Dean (Stephen Mouton) Rose of New Orleans; two siblings, Harry Lee (Jerrie Anne Conley) Caudle and Sandra Dean (Bobby) Boyd all of Martin; four grandchildren, Hope and Andrew Enoch and Hillary and Phoebe Mouton and numerous nieces, nephews, colleagues and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Edward and Mary Velma Stewart Caudle.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service with full military honors will be held Friday, September 6, 2019, 12:00 Noon at Murphy Funeral Home.  A Memorial Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. on Friday until military honors at 12:00 Noon.  Immediately following military honors a Celebration of Life will continue at the American Legion Post 55 for eulogies and sharing of Warren Caudle stories.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Warren's name to WWP-Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or to the General Rodeo Scholarship Fund at UTM via Dana Prince in their Development Dept. at 731-881-7633.