Audrey Vitter

Age: 84

Summary: founder of the Samaritan Ministry to the Infirmed and Elderly known for her tireless work for Catholic projects and causes in New Orleans, Louisiana who was a leader of the Parish Renew Program from 1983 to 1986 and co-chaired the committee in 1999 to write the history of St. Rita Parish, who was a lifetime supporter of the Ursuline Nuns and many other religious and charitable organizations, who was awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion by the Archdiocese of New Orleans for her outstanding dedication to the Catholic Church, and who is the mother of U.S. Senator David Vitter.

Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure during evacuation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Born: December 20, 1920

Died: October 8, 2005

Location: Atlanta, Georgia