Remi A. Nadeau (August 30, 1920 â€" June 6, 2016) was an American
historian. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and
a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.Born in Los
Angeles, Remi Allen Nadeau was the son of the late Marguerite and Remi
E. Nadeau and the great-great grandson of "old" Remi Nadeau from the
1870s â€" known as the "King of the Desert Freighters." Remi Allen was
a fifth generation Californian, a well-known historian and author, a
descendant of one of California's pioneers. He was husband to his wife
Margaret, and father to their three children. He died on June 6, 2018,
in Santa Barbara, California, of natural causes at the age of 95.Remi
A. Nadeau's great, great grandfather Remi Nadeau, was an early
French-Canadian emigrant to Los Angeles. In 1861, "old" Remi Nadeau
established the first mule-team freight transportation service
crossing the Mojave Desert to serve mining areas such as Cerro Gordo
and Calico. After the railroads put mule-team freight companies out of
business, Nadeau turned to other ventures in the Los Angeles area,
including a beet sugar refinery and a hotel.Nadeau attended University
High School in West Los Angeles and was president of the "Boys-League"
of his school, while also becoming an Eagle Scout. As a college
student, he majored in American and World History at Stanford
University and served as the president of Theta Chi, his college
fraternity. He received his Bachelor's of Arts Degree in 1942. Remi Nadeau Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter