Dr. Joseph Bennett Pecot Jr.'s Obituary
Dr. Joseph Bennett Pecot, Jr. of Mandeville, LA passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018. He was born on March 2, 1930 in Labadieville, LA to Joseph Bennett Pecot, Sr. and Inez Robichaux.
Joseph is survived by his children Joseph “Jay” Pecot, III (Lourdes Iturralde), Giselle Pecot Mundt (Helmut), Thomas C. Pecot (Tina), Timothy D. Pecot (Linda), Raymond J. Pecot (Kristen), Shannon Pecot (Leslie), and Tina Jo Pecot (Jason Cheek); seven grandchildren Jessica, Samuel, Ashley (Sam), Karl (Kayla), Joshua, Jolie, Alexa and Bennet; and seven great-grandchildren Troy, Jacob, Mattie, Samuel, Judah, Sawyer and Levi. He also leaves behind his former wife and end of life partner, Hyacinth Dowling Pecot, along with many nieces, nephews and friends whom he admired and loved.
Joseph is preceded in death by his parents, his second wife, Mary Long Pecot, and his only sibling, Mary Anne Pecot deBoisblanc.
Lovingly known as 'Pete' since he was a toddler, he grew up in Labadieville, LA. He completed his undergrad at LSU and then went through LSU medical school and received his Board Certification in Pathology. That sealed his Tiger fate. He has been a huge Tiger fan since then, supporting football in particular, rarely missing home games as long as he was physically able to go. While serving in the US Air Force he attained the rank of Major and in 1966 he received his Honorable Discharge. He opened his Pathology practice in New Iberia, LA and worked there and in surrounding areas until his retirement. He was an avid reader, fisherman, bird watcher, lakefront walker, sunset lover, amateur photographer, world traveler, nature lover, star gazer and WW2 buff. But what he loved more than anything was his family and his dogs. He was so very proud of his 7 children, 8 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Josephine the Growling Poodle was his constant companion for the last 15 years. To many of us, he was larger than life. We will miss him terribly.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life at the family home on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 12:00 Noon until. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Dr. Pecot to be made to World War II Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/give/ways-give .
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