Kim Marie

Alcina

Kim Arnould Alcina was unexpectedly and peacefully called to her heavenly home on November 9, 2026 at the age of 71. Born to August and Gayle Driskill Arnould, she was a lifelong resident of Berwick and Bayou Vista.

To know Kim was to love and be loved by her. She touched many lives, and teeth, in our community as a dear friend and dental hygienist of 48 years. She was kind, wacky, benevolent, humble, and immensely creative. Kim was upcycling and curating aesthetics decades before it was trendy. Her ingenuity knew no bounds, repurposing or beautifying anything and everything. Kim was fiercely independent and was an inspiration to many. She was her family and friends’ biggest champion by her encouragement, support, and constant presence. That devotion was exhibited in the proudest role of her life, as a mother and grandmother. She relished in every milestone of her son, Joey’s, life. Kim delighted in being a boy mom, and all the jokes, pranks, and sports that entailed. That joy continued with the arrival of her three precious grandchildren, Joseph, Eloise, and Mary Alice. Kim was so proud of the family values Joey and Kristi are perpetuating, and her nurturing legacy will live on through them. Kim’s flair for detail, special touches, themed events, costumes, and celebrations have embedded countless memories for her family and friends to cherish. May her sparkle live on through us all.

Charged with continuing her beautiful legacy are her son, Joseph Andrew Alcina IV and daughter-in law Kristi Breaux Alcina; grandchildren Joseph, Eloise, and Mary Alice Alcina; sisters Lisa Omota and Nancy Arnould; brother Bernie Arnould; sister-in-law Sabrina Arnould; half-brother Patrick Arnould; nieces and nephews, Melanie Williams, Michael McIntyre II, Michael Scott, Amy Owens, Annie McIntyre, and Rev. Fr. Garrett McIntyre; great-nieces and nephews, Blake, Brady, Kayla, Scotty, Carter, Kylee, Isabella, and Shae; great-great niece Leilani, and a host of extended family and dear friends she considered family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, August and Gayle Arnould; sister Lori McIntyre; brother August Arnould, Jr.

Family and friends are invited to gather in celebration of Kim’s life on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 a.m. Kim will then be laid to rest at Berwick Cemetery.

A celebration of life to follow internment at One80 Downtown.