Joseph Dudley Guillory Jr.

Joseph Dudley Guillory Jr. (Jay) died peacefully on Monday, November 9th, 2026, at age 92. Born on November 5, 1934, in Eunice, Louisiana, he attended Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama, followed by LSU Medical School in New Orleans and was elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi during his senior year in 1959. He completed his residency in Pathology at Charity Hospital in New Orleans where he met his wife Roberta Atkinson with whom he shared three children. Roberta and Jay married in 1961 and spent the first three years of their marriage living in an apartment behind Beaureguard House in the French Quarter where both Michael and Virginia were born. Jay was a lifelong Catholic and a member of St. Aloysius, where all three of his children attended school.

After their time in New Orleans, Jay served for two years as a physician in the US army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Spending time away from his beloved Louisiana made him realize how much he wanted to return home, and in 1967 he accepted a position with the Pathology group at Our Lady of the Lake, where he worked for over thirty years. Following his retirement he enjoyed volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, helping build homes, and also served as Treasurer for the Audubon Society for many years.

Jay was an avid sportsman, and as a young man he trapped animals and sold furs to Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Texas. He loved fishing at his camp in Cocodrie, Louisiana and enjoyed hunting deer and especially ducks with his hunting buddies and his brother, Stebo. Later in life he took up bird watching, and with Roberta joined a number of Victor Emanuel trips in both North and South America. They also enjoyed traveling in Europe, often with The Medical Society.

The family wishes to thank all of the wonderful caregivers at St. James Place, both in Assisted Living and Health and Wellness, who made Jay’s later years comfortable and peaceful. Special thanks go to Hospice of Baton Rouge whose team cared for Jay and supported the family with such knowledge, skill and compassion.

He is survived by his daughters, Virginia Guillory Bull of Hawaii (Lance), and Laura Guillory Cook of London, England (David); seven grandchildren: Harrison, Madeline and Remington Bull; Georgia, Phoebe and Oliver Cook; and Norah Guillory; and his brother, Stebo Guillory (Paula). He was preceded in death by his mother, Suzanna Tate Guillory; his father, Joseph Dudley Guillory Sr, his sister, Suzanne Guillory May; and his son Michael Joseph Guillory.

There will be a memorial service held at the chapel at St James Place, 333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Saturday, November 14th with visitation from 10am and service commencing at 10:30.