Cecil Lacaze

Opelousas A private celebration of his life will be held for Cecil Guile LaCaze at a later date.

Mr. LaCaze, age 93, a resident of Opelousas, LA, died on Monday, October 13, 2014, at his residence.

A retired Army Captain, Cecil served his country proudly for twenty one years, which included WWII and the Korean War. Cecil completed the first thesis ever written on crawfish and earned his Masters Degree at LSU after retiring from the Army. He later wrote a book about crawfish which helped countless crawfish farmers with their ponds and crops. He served as District Six Supervisor of Wildlife and Fisheries for several years. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his sons, Michael LaCaze of San Diego, CA Joe LaCaze of Opelousas, LA Nakia LaCaze of New Orleans, LA his daughters, Marti Beard of Houston, TX Terri Case of Virginia Beach, VA his sisters, Ava Carter of Kinder, LA and Margaret Ann LaCaze of Pollock, LA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo LaCaze his parents, John and Jessie LaCaze and his brother, John Aubry LaCaze.

Family and friends are invited to sign and view the online guestbook at www.lafondardoin.com.

His family requests that no flowers or donations be made in his behalf but, in his memory, to treat others with honesty and dignity.

LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2845 South Union Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, 3379422638 has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.