Claire Theresa Lafayette

Background

Lafayette, Claire Theresa was born on July 18, 1942 in Cincinnati. Daughter of Lawrence P. and Rosemary C. (Wilkens) Schirmer.

Education

Bachelor, Marian College, Indianapolis, 1964; Master of Arts, San Francisco State College, 1968.

Career

Resource teacher of visually impaired, St. Wenceslas School, Catholic Charities, Chicago, 1964-1966; itinerant teacher visually impaired and pre-schoolers, Catholic Charities, Chicago, 1966-1967; teacher mildly retarded and slow learners, Saratoga II, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1967; itinerant teacher of visually impaired, MCCSC System, Bloomington, Indiana, 1975-1977; resource teacher visually impaired, Goodwood School, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1985-1986; teacher learning disabled, St. Amant (Louisiana) School, Ascension Parish, 1986-1987; itinerant and pre-school teacher of visually impaired, LeBlanc Special School, Ascension Parish, Gonzales, Louisiana, since 1987. Participant in numerous workshops and in-services, presenter in field.

Achievements

• Claire Theresa Lafayette has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts, Bloomington, 1975-1980. President Elem.Sch. PTO, Bloomington, 1981-1982. Coordinator St. Aloysius Youth Group, Baton Rouge, 1988-1989.

Member St. Aloysius Council Ministries, 1988-1989. Member Association for Edition and Rehabilitation of Blind and Visually Impaired (secretary Louisiana affiliate 1988-1993), Council for Exceptional Children, Louisiana Association Educators.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, sewing and crafts, playing piano, gourmet cooking.

Connections

Married Robert Claude Lafayette, April 1, 1967. Children: Susan, Daniel, Steven.

Father:

Lawrence P. Schirmer

Mother:

Rosemary C. (Wilkens) Schirmer

Spouse:

Robert Claude Lafayette

child:

Steven Lafayette

child:

Daniel Lafayette

child:

Susan Lafayette