On Sunday, August 16, Elise Marie Charbonnet Angelette passed from this world into the next after a 6-year heroic battle with cancer. To know Elise was to love her. Her rare combination of easy charm, striking beauty and fun-loving nature made her an instant friend to anyone who had the joy of meeting her. She was an instrument in the Lord's hands to strengthen the faith of many because she was always quick to testify that it was her faith in Jesus that gave her joy. Elise gathered and united friends wherever she went, from dance troupes to youth groups, from Saint Scholastica High School (1993-1997) to the Franciscan University of Steubenville (1997-2001) and then her elementary school students (The Basilica School of Saint Mary in Old Town Alexandria, VA and then Christ Episcopal Elementary School in Covington). She worked alongside her mother as choreographer and costume designer for decades of productions at Saint Paul's High School, where scores of young men and women learned to follow her example as an artist of faith. She married the love of her life, Jason Angelette, in 2002, and began the role for which she was born: wife and mother. Jason and Elise's love and faith flowed over into their ministry to Catholic couples through Willwoods Faith and Marriage Apostolate. Her husband and children were her purpose and the motivation behind her approach to her cancer journey. Not a morning, day or night went by in which she did not give her every breath for them. She said her family was her "best medicine" and her strength. Her journey was followed by many through her blog every-little-thingblog.com. In her words, "My kids, my husband, my family and my God: they make me happy when skies are gray. They make me brave. They make me strong. They make me whole." She leaves behind her children Bella (15), Sophia (14), Jude (12), Naomi (9) and Nora (6), her parents Denise Ouliber Charbonnet and Clayton Charbonnet Jr., her brothers Rev. Beau Charbonnet and Jean Charbonnet and 6 beloved nieces and nephews. Her cancer battle was not lost. The true battle was won. "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7. Let us follow her example. As she used to sing, "Every little thing is gonna be alright." A wake will be held Wednesday, August 19 at Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Covington, LA from 5:30 to 8:00 pm with a rosary at 7:30 pm. A second wake will be held Thursday, August 20 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with the funeral proceeding at 12:00. The funeral will be live-streamed on the parish's YouTube channel listed under "Saint Peter Catholic Church Covington". An internment will follow at the Saint Joseph's Abbey. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Saint Peter's Catholic School in Covington, LA. Please Share a Memory on the Tribute Wall at www.ejfieldingfh.com.

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Published in The Times-Picayune from Aug. 17 to Aug. 26, 2020.