Alvin Gus Toulou

Alvin “Papa” Gus Toulou, born on January 27, 1925, went home to be with lord on February 11, 2017 at the age of 92. Alvin was born to parents Clarence Toulou and Alice Butler in their family home in Covada, WA. He proudly served in the Navy for nearly 3 years during WWII. In 1987 Alvin attended a Cursillo beginning his lifelong service to the Lord, in 1999 he was ordained a Deacon in the Catholic Church. In his lifetime he was employed by Spokane Transit Authority, Inchelium School District and loved being a barber. Alvin is preceded in death by his wife Jeanne (Gendron) Toulou, brothers Charlie and Clell Toulou, sister Elsie, grandson Christopher Pachosa, and great grand children Justina, Amadee and Alvin Nomee. He is survived by his daughters Jeanne (Jack) Pachosa, Melanie (Rouke) vand der Veen, Sandy (Dann) Breidenbach, Alvina “Chickie” (Patrick) Warren, and Dina (Milton) Nomee, and 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services were held in Inchelium on February 15. Please sign Papa’s on-line register book at www.stratefuneralhome.com . Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, WA is helping his family.