Curley Louis Marcotte, Jr.'s Obituary
Curley Louis Marcotte died Monday, December 15 at the age of 67.
He was a resident of Springfield, LA and a native of Covington, LA. He also lived in Lafayette and Jackson, MS for many years. A graduate of St. Paul’s School and LSU, where he was president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He served as an officer in the USMC.
He was an executive with Phillip Morris for 30 years. An active fisherman and woodworker, Curley also was involved in the community. He volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul’s and the Tangipahoa Food Pantry as a volunteer and Board member. March 11, 2009 he would have celebrated 30 years of sobriety. AA was a large part of his life and many were helped by his devotion to the program. A member of the St. Paul’s alumni group, he especially enjoyed his monthly breakfasts with a group his high school classmates. He was a generous soul who would give anything that was asked of him.
He is survived by his daughter Johannah Brown (Alfred, III), sister Marion Walther, sister D’Wana Naquin (George), brother, Jerry and sister Anna Lee Pierson (Clint).
He was preceded in death by his sister Patricia Romano and his parents Curley and Anna Marcotte. He is also survived by twenty three (23) nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial mass on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 1pm at St. Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Avenue, Covington, Louisiana, 70433. Visitation at the church will begin at 11am. Interment will follow mass at St. Joseph Abby cemetery.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Tammany Memorial Cancer Fund, 1123 Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, LA 70471, www.STMCF.org, or Legacy Donor Foundation, P O. Box 15680, New Orleans, LA 70175, www.organawareness.org.
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