Louis Philip Diaz Jr.

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Louis Diaz Obituary

It is with great sadness that the family of Louis Philip Diaz, Jr. announces his passing, at the age of 73, on December 18, 2018. Louis was born on August 14, 1945 in Biloxi, Mississippi and was raised in Violet, Louisiana. He was the beloved husband of Lola Adams Diaz. Father of Louis P. Diaz III (Lisa), Tyonia Schick (John), Todd M. Diaz, Sr. (Roxanne), Tristan P. Diaz, Sr. (Julie), and Trent Diaz (April). Stepfather of Ronnie Adams, Josh Adams (Natalie), Ramey Adams (Courtney), and Kane Adams (Shelby). Son-in-law of Ralph Payne, Sr. (Paw) and Josie Payne (Maw). Grandfather of 25 and Great-grandfather of 15. He was preceded in death by his Father, Louis Diaz Sr., Mother, Anna Diaz and Brother, Gerald J. Diaz. Louis was a graduate of Holy Cross High School "Class of 1963" and attended Holy Cross College. He then worked for Exxon Mobil as a Machinist and Safety Specialist for over 30 years, enjoyed playing sports, the outdoors and loved spending time with family and friends. He was also a Louisiana sports enthusiast and was an avid Saint's and Tiger's fan. He was a resident of St. Bernard Parish for over 70 years, annuitant of Exxon Mobil and past owner of Diaz Food Store. Louis was also a proud member of the Old Violet Gang, Clear Run Creek Hunting Club, Gatien Livaudais Memorial Hunting Club and was a past Duke of the Our Lady of Lourdes Carnival Ball, in Violet. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, December 21, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, at ST. BERNARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 701 W. VIRTUE STREET, in Chalmette. A Funeral Mass will be held in his honor at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the National Cancer Society. To sign and view the family guestbook, please visit www.stbernardmemorial.com.

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Published by The New Orleans Advocate from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for Louis Diaz

6 Entries

Arthur Gutierrez

December 21, 2018

WE ARE BORN... WE DIE

Kind of simple, Isn't It?
But it is the years in between that we cherish...

For Lou and I those years hold many beautiful memories... From the day I met my new next door neighbor and my Mom snapped a picture of us sitting on my front porch, Lou and I formed a friendship that only the movies can portray of kids growing up in small town America.

We roamed the streets of HILAN, explored the batture along the Mississippi River, and played ball in any open lot that was available.

We spend Summers in North Biloxi along with Alan Deo Gracias at a place called Ramsey's Springs... Those memories will never fade.

As teenagers we double dated, cruised the lakefront in his Dad's new Oldsmobile, went to the movies uptown and ate at sit-down restaurants and all the other fun things that young adults do. We were inseparable.

Life was great!

We put off college and both found jobs to support our life style... Soon, very soon we were married... a wife, kids and bills came in and college was forgotten.

Although our lives changed... We were never further than a phone call away. Then the tragic events of August 29, 2018 separated us...I moved to Metairie and Lou headed north to Poplarville...

In the last thirteen and a half years we occasionally see each other at funerals... I did run into him and Lola about two years ago in a Casino in Mississippi... He looked GREAT and the lucky sucker had just hit a jackpot.

It wasn't until Lenny Alphonse broke the sad news to me that Lou had passed did I even know he was ill... Irky Fabra filled me in with the details.

So Lou, we meet again, at another funeral.
It is with deep sadness that we didn't get a chance to say goodbye...

I Love You
and I'll Miss You.

Arthur