Bryan Stephen Berteaux Sr.

Bryan Stephen Berteaux, Sr. departed this life peacefully in his sleep on April 17, 2020. Bryan was born April 11, 1945 in New Orleans, La into the union of the late Consuelo and Norman Berteaux, Sr. and resided in Baton Rouge, La until his passing. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Darrel and Norman Berteaux, Jr., and a sister, Leontine Berteaux Hudson. He attended St. Paul the Apostle Elementary School and was a graduate of St. Augustine High School. He was later drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed in Vietnam as a combat photographer. After regular tour in the military, he studied photography at Tulane University and went on to earn an Associates in Science Degree from Delgado Junior College. Photography was always his passion and upon being honorably discharged from the military, he went on to work for the Times- Picayune Newspaper as a Staff Photographer from which he retired after 30+ years. During his tenure, he gained national and international acclaim through aerial, feature, and news photography. He has won the New Orleans Press Club President's Award, Louisiana Better Newspaper Awards, Associated Press and United Press International Awards. He continued on with photography into his retirement. In October 2019, he exhibited his work on display at the Goodwood Main Library in Baton Rouge, La. Everyone knows if you asked him a question about cameras or photography, you were going to get a 101 crash course whether you wanted it or not. He truly loved what he did and poured his heart and soul into his work which showed in his photos. Until his passing, Bryan was an active member of the Knights of Peter Claver at Immaculate Conception Church in Baton Rouge, La and previously at St. Paul Catholic Church in New Orleans. He is survived by his beloved wife, Veronica Berteaux; sons: Bryan Jr. (Ina) and Eric; daughter: Dana Thomas (Troy); stepdaughters: Kristi July (Douglas) and Brittanie Vaughn; grandchildren: Bryan III, Troy Jr., Melody, Marissa, Vaughn, and Douglas III; sisters-in-law, Jean Berteaux, Louise Berteaux, Patricia McGinty, and Theresa Nash; brothers-in-Law: Charles Desselles, Sr. and Harold Nash, Sr.; cousins: Geraldine Aguillard, Barbara Payton, Laurent Boutte, Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, and relatives. Bryan's favorite quote was, "Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors."- Michel De Montaigne "It takes more than talent alone to be able to capture the artistic beauty of a subject or object."- Bryan Berteaux