PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A Port Arthur business leader and Mardi Gras legend passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023 at his home, after a lifetime of service to his community.
Floyd Marceaux was a co-founder of Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees for Port Arthur Higher Education at Lamar State College. Marceaux was the founder of the Port Arthur Rotary Club Taste of Gumbo.
Marceaux was born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on January 1, 1940. He moved to Port Arthur when he was young and attended Port Arthur Public and Parochial Schools. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School.
In 1959, Marceaux married the love of his life, Ann, who proceeded him in death.
In 1962, Floyd graduated from the National Credit Office in New York City and got his diploma from the Southwest Management Institute at the University of Texas Austin in 1965.
After graduating, Marceaux was the president and CEO of the Retail Merchants Association beginning in 1962.
He proudly served in the US Marine Corps and was honorably discharged.
His dedication to service began with his decades-long membership at Rotary Club of Port Arthur since 1968. He was the President of United Way of Port Arthur in 1995 after being a board member for six years. Then in 1996, he assumed the role of the Board Chairman of Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas for six years.
He also served as the Board Chairman of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce in 1994 and was an active board member from 1991 to 1994.
He was a member of the St. Catherine Church Parish Council, where he was also past President.
Since 1992 Marceaux was a member of the Knights of Columbus Santa Maria Council in Groves. He was also appointed as a board member of the Port Arthur Housing Finance Corp from 1997 to 2001.
Marceaux was on the Board of Trustees for St Mary Hospital Foundation from 1994 to 1999. He also served as an Advisory Board member for Diocese of Beaumont Financial Council from 1997 to 2001.
He received many awards and recognitions in his lifetime for his service to his community. He was inducted into the Rotary District 5910 Roll of Fame in 2001 and was awarded the Sertoma Club Service to Mankind Award in 2003. In 2014, he received the Arthur E. Stilwell Award from the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce for all of his accomplishments.
His funeral will be held Wednesday, Jan 3, 2023, 2 p.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church.
