Daniel S Junot, March 20, 1942 — December 20, 2018

Obituary for Daniel S. Junot Daniel (Dan) Junot, was considered by many to have been a true renaissance man; he enjoyed several, varied full time careers and avocations during his lifetime. He is survived by his wife Colleen “Sue” P. Junot and daughter Jackie Junot. Dan began working at the early age of 15, selling classified ads for Mr. John Gordon, then editor and owner of the Houma Courier.

When Gordon learned of Dan’s innate drawing ability, he soon assigned him to a position designing advertising, then later to photography and feature writing. As a newspaper ad-copy designer; a feature writer and photographer for the Houma Courier; a shipment’s manager for a trucking company for Patterson Truck Lines; a member of the military/security police in the U. S. Air Force — where he was the classical vocalist winner in the 1964 USAF World-Wide Talent Show. Later, his success as a school music teacher and choral director at the elementary and secondary levels, secured his placement as Director of Choral Activities and Head Vocal Instructor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.

Dan left teaching to complete his Masters in Vocal Performance at Loyola University in New Orleans — where he soloed with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on numerous occasions. He has received many awards for his stage performances, singing title roles in such musicals as Man of La Mancha, and The King & I. While studying at Loyola, he worked as Director of Counseling at Archbishop Shaw High School. Soon after, he became a state Licensed Mental Health Professional with a concentration in -therapy, and worked as Clinical Director for the ual Life Center, a prominent male urological/ual-dysfunction clinic in the New Orleans area.

Later, he opened his own private practice at Lakeside Hospital In Metairie, Louisiana in mental health counseling. Dan continued his training and became a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, as well.

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