Albert Maurice Andrepont

Al and his wife Fran made their home in Rainbow City, Alabama. He was born and raised in Basile, Louisiana to Alberta & Maurice Andrepont, and graduated from Basile High School in 1966. He attended McNeese State University and USL, studying business & architecture. He was a real estate developer and business owner for many years, and moved to the newspaper industry where he worked until his retirement. He loved his children and grandchildren and was affectionately known to them as ‘Pop’ and ‘Grandpa’.

He was an avid LSU fan, and attended football games with his father for many years. Al was a talented artist, woodworker, and painter. He was an Eagle Scout, a member of the Eunice Lions Club, and the Etowah Chamber of Commerce. He loved to cook and he actively participated in and won several cook-off competitions. Along with Fran, he co-founded Fral's, a business built on the foundation of promoting wellness through nutritious, heart-healthy cooking. He published 3 cookbooks and created his own line of seasoning, which coincided with the healthy lifestyle he passionately promoted after his own heart health struggles.

The "dash" between his date of birth and date of death (July 29, 1948 - December 23, 2025) represents the time he spent alive on earth - Al filled that time loving, and giving to family and everyone he knew.

He is survived by his wife, Fran Beresid Andrepont; daughter, Amy Andrepont; sons, Jude (Meagan) Andrepont and Mike (Jamie) Andrepont; step-sons, Steve Beresid and Craig (Stacy) Beresid; grandchildren, Ian, Carsyn (Peter), Ethan, Ashton, Logan, Michael (Ellen), Ella, Devin, Zachary, Jerrod (Taylor), and Eric; and great-grandchild, Brooks. He is also survived by his sisters, Yvonne Andrepont and Kathryn Hebert, and his brother-in-law, Sam Essmeier, surviving spouse of his late sister Jeanne Essmeier.

Al was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Jeanne Essmeier; and Mickey Deslatte, the late partner of his sister Yvonne.

We are grateful for the life Al shared with all of us. In his own words, the key to having a loving family was to ‘Treat them right and feed them well’.