Paul Comeau, emeritus professor of French at New Mexico State University (NMSU), died March 23, 2019, at age 92.
After serving in the Army from 1945 to 1946, Comeau remained in the Army Reserves for three years while attending Assumption College, and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1949. In 1950, he enlisted in the Air Force and served in various intelligence assignments.
In 1963 and 1964, Comeau attended the Graduate School at Princeton and earned a master’s degree in 1964 before completing his dissertation and earning a Ph.D. in Romance languages and literature in 1968. From 1964 to 1970, he was assigned as an associate professor of French at the Air Force Academy. From 1970 to 1972, he was the AFROTC director of curriculum at Maxwell Air Force Base headquarters.
In 1972 Comeau was assigned as professor of aerospace studies and commander of the AFROTC at NMSU. In 1975, he retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. That year he was hired as an associate professor of French at NMSU. In his 14-year career on the NMSU faculty, he was head of the Department of Foreign Languages, taught French and Latin, and published scholarly works.
Comeau is survived by his wife, Linda; three children (with his late wife, Ruby); one stepdaughter; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
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