Evelyn Soileau Amoroso passed from this life, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the age of 74. She was born on January 26, 1951 in New Orleans, raised in Metairie and was a resident of Baton Rouge since 1991. Evelyn was preceded in death by her father, Perry Dewey Soileau, her mother, Lorita Mary Soileau, and her brother, Michael E. Soileau, Sr. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, August J. Amoroso, Jr., their sons, August J. Amoroso, III and wife Lauriel, Samuel D. Amoroso and wife Hannah, and a daughter, Claire A. Duplechain and her husband Michael. She is also survived by her sister, Cheryl Blum, and grandchildren Rebekah and Stephen Amoroso, and Jacob and Anna Duplechain.
Evelyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher. Graduating from Archbishop Chapelle High School in Metairie in 1969, she met her future husband, August, and they soon began their lifelong adventure together. As an Army Wife, she traveled around the U.S.A., Europe and Asia supporting her soldier husband and raising their family in often challenging circumstances and locations; concurrently, she advanced her education and career earning a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas and a Master’s Degree in Education with a Gifted Certificate from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1991, Evelyn began her teaching career in Baton Rouge at Dufroq Elementary. Once she obtained her gifted education certificate, she moved to Brownfields Elementary where she taught in the Gifted and Talented Program. She later moved to Southeast Middle School and finally to Woodlawn Middle School where she became the Literacy Coach until her retirement in 2011 after a career of 20 years in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. In her retirement she enjoyed traveling with family and friends, loving her grandchildren, hosting family dinners and in particular playing Mah Jong with her long time teaching colleagues every week. Her favorite place to be was the lake house at Old River with her grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the care providers at Mary Bird Perkins, Woman’s Hospital, and The Hospice of Baton Rouge for their caring and professional service.
Services will be on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. followed by memorial and visitation until 6 p.m. at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, La. 70815. In lieu of flowers please make contributions in her name to the Volunteers of America, South Central Louisiana, 7389 Florida Blvd., Suite 101A, Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4657, (225) 387-0061, www.voascla.org.
