
Althea Holomon Daigre
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January 28, 1945 - February 8, 2021
Despite being a world traveler, Althea belonged to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Born to Viola and Glenn Holomon in 1945. Althea Graduated from McKinley High and became a member of the "class of 62" nineteen years after her mothers "class of 43". While a student at Southern University she decided to marry her sweetheart Lawrence Daigre ( Maurice) on May 2, 1964. Thus, becoming an army wife, mother and banker.
On January 2, 1969 her beloved son Lawrence M. Daigre Jr. was born at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Whenever it was time for the family to move, friend would ask what she was going to do at the next assignment, Her reply would always be; If there is a bank out there, bold enough to hire a smart, tough black woman that's where I will be.
Upon her husbands military retirement in 1985 the family moved to Fort Worth where she accepted a position at Bank1one and subsequently Chase and Citi Bank.
Mrs. Daigre is a 40 year member of Sigma Phi Gamma.
She was preceded in death by her mother Viola, Her son Lawrence Jr., her loving aunt and uncle Sedonia and Papa Joe Lewis.
Althea is survived by her husband Maurice, her 2 God-sons Albert(Diane) and Nicholis Brock, God-daughter Andrea O'Neal Gilesly of Schenectady New York.
She leaves many cousins and friends.
