Former Presidents of the
Washington Artillery Veterans Association

Numa P. Avendano * Sep 1965 – Dec 1969
Frank Armiger * Jan 1970 – Dec 1973
Roger Follette * Jan 1974 – Dec 1976
Edwin P. Benezech Jr * Jan 1977 – Dec 1978
Joseph Holmes * Jan 1979 – Dec 1980
Henry L. Pepper Jr * Jan 1981 – Dec 1982
Ernest Simoneaux * Jan 1983 – Dec 1983
Henry J. Cavanagh * Jan 1984 – Dec 1984
Russell A. Mayeur, Sr. * Jan 1985 – Dec 1986
James Caruso Jan 1987 – Dec 1987
Emile J. St. Pierre * Jan 1988 – Dec 1989
John Carbone * Jan 1990 – Dec 1990
Edgar D. Wragge Jr * Jan 1991 – Dec 1991
Anthony Pizzolato * Jan 1992 – Dec 1992
Russell A. Mayeur, Sr. * Jan 1993 – Dec 1994
Rene C. Jacques * Jan 1995 – Dec 1996
Edwin P. Benezech Jr * Jan 1997 – Dec 1998
William J. Guarino * Jan 1999 – Dec 2000
Russell A. Mayeur, Sr. * Jan 2001 – Dec 2002
Roger A. Bacon * Jan 2003 – Dec 2004
Russell A. Mayeur, Sr. * Jan 2005 – Dec 2006
Nelson J. Ardoin Jr. Jan 2007 – Dec 2008
Jim Ledet * Jan 2009 – Dec 2010
Ron Besson Jan 2011 – Dec 2012
Jay Castagnetta Jan 2013 – Dec 2014
Ron Besson Jan 2014 – Dec 2015
Ernest Guerra Jan 2016 – Dec 2016
Jay Castagnetta Jan 2017 – Apr 2019
Roy Broussard Apr 2019 – Dec 2019
Brian Champagne Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
Addison Thompson Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
Brian Champagne Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

• Deceased
as of January 2023