Background
Ducrest, Willis Francis was born on December 13, 1910 in St. Martinville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frank Martin D. and Anna Loretta Moutom.
Ducrest, Willis Francis was born on December 13, 1910 in St. Martinville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frank Martin D. and Anna Loretta Moutom.
Bachelor of Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1932. MM, Louisiana State University, 1933. Postgraduate, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1950.
Instructor voice (chorus) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1934—1937. Assistant professor voice (choir) Oklahoma College for Women, Chickasha, 1940—1943. Associate professor voice (choir) University Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1943—1945, professor, director music, head department, 1945—1977, professor emeritus, 1977.
Sergeant United States Navy, 1944-1945.
Member Lafayette Auditorium Commission, Cajun Dome Building, Building Committee. Member of Louisiana Music Teachers Association (honorary Citation 1977), National Arts Association (honorary), Music Teachers National Association (life. National treasurer 1979-1987, president 1965-1967, 1967-1969), Louisiana Music Teachers Association (life), National Arts Association (life), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpa Sinfonia (honorary), Phi Mu Alpa Sinfonia (life), Sigma Alpha Iota (honorary).
Married Grace Simons, December 23, 1948. Children: Stephen, Frank David, Ted Albert.