The Rev. Kendal Faulk, 62, who served as an associate pastor at St. Anthony in Eunice after being ordained in 2010, died on Aug. 20 at Vermilion Healthcare Center.
Faulk joined the deaconate program in 1996 and served his home parish as a married permanent deacon for 10 years, later discerning a second vocation to the priesthood after the passing of his wife, Jacqueline Marie Baudoin of Abbeville, in December 2006.
Faulk attended seminary at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and was ordained in June 2010. After serving at St. Anthony, he served as pastor of St. Joseph in Rayne and St. Marcellus in Rynella.
Faulk entered into an early retirement in 2017 as he battled dementia.
Prior to becoming a priest, Faulk was an educator and band director in Vermilion Parish schools, including Abbeville and Kaplan high schools.
Survivors included his parents, Raywood and Marie Nolia Faulk of Kaplan; and son, Kip Alexandre Faulk, daughter-in-law Ashley, and granddaughters Lily, Addyson, Cecile, and Katherine of Scott.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to a memorial fund set up in Fr. Faulk’s name that will benefit high school students of Vermilion parish with scholarships for music and arts continuing education. (Checks can be made to: Kip/Kendal Faulk and mailed to PO Box 58, Scott, LA 70583; or give online at PayPal.me/frkendalfoundation; email contact for follow up or inquiries is Fr.kendalfoundation@gmail.com)