Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sep 26, 1989 – Mar 21, 2021 (Age 31)
John Edward Cherif Guillot passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born on Tuesday, September 26, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea to his loving parents, the late Raymond Charles Guillot and his beloved mother, Viki Anne Wall Guillot. Cherif is survived by his devoted wife Kelly Zimmer Guillot and his stepdaughters, Emma Elise Tubre and Annie Rosalie Tubre. As the child of overseas educators, Cherif had the privilege of being raised internationally. He lived in Ras Tanura as well as Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia. Throughout his entire childhood, Cherif traveled the world visiting countries such as Egypt, Yemen, Germany as well as many other Middle Eastern & European countries. However, Cherif will be most cherished by his family through the experiences they had in Bahrain. Cherif loved Bahrain. Cherif Guillot completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Addiction Studies at Northwestern State University. At the time of his death, he was working on his Master's Degree at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction. Cherif Guillot was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Charles Guillot, his maternal grandparents, Diamond Hammonds Wall Newman and Ralph Thurston Wall, his paternal grandparents, Olga Holupka Guillot and Raymond Guillot. Family and Friends will be honoring Cherif with a Celebration of Life Ceremony at First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge, 930 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 on Saturday, March 27th from 9:00am until 12:00pm. Face masks are mandatory to attend the service. We ask that you maintain a respectful distance when paying your respects to the family. Viki Guillot and her family would also appreciate that all their attendees pay their final respects at the service site. The family would like their privacy once the Celebration of Life Service has completed. We appreciate your attendance to celebrate Cherif's life and wish for your understanding during this tragic time. We thank you for your cooperation. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Cherif's favorite non-profit treatment and recovery organization, The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Link: https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/donate An online guest book is available at www.tributes.com. Please follow this link to sign: https://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/John-Cherif-Guillot-108513416?f_e=1
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Kelly Guillot
April 22, 2021 | Spouse
Cherif, there’s not any way to describe how I miss you, every second of every day, or how I grieve knowing I had the best friend and most loving partner God could have chosen for me and you’re gone now. We were a team and accomplished so many goals, we knocked so many achievements out of the park because we worked like co-pilots. Many times we’d ask each other, “geez, can you even imagine what it would be like if didn’t have each other??”, and always the answer was just no. We could not...
Kelly Guillot
April 22, 2021 | Spouse
Cherif, there’s not any way to describe how I miss you, every second of every day, or how I grieve knowing I had the best friend and most loving partner God could have chosen for me. We were a team and accomplished so many goals, we knocked so many achievements out of the park because we worked always like co-pilots. Many times we’d ask each other, “geez, can you even imagine what it would be like if didn’t have each other??”, and always the answer was just no. We could not fathom the idea of...
Kelly Guillot
April 22, 2021 | Spouse
Cherif, there’s not any way to describe how I miss you, every second of every day, or how I grieve knowing I had the best friend and most loving partner God could have chosen for me. We were a team and accomplished so many goals, we knocked so many achievements out of the park because we worked always like co-pilots. Many times we’d ask each other, “geez, can you even imagine what it would be like if didn’t have each other??”, and always the answer was just no. We could not fathom the idea of...
Kelly Guillot
April 22, 2021 | Spouse
To the Guillot family ya'll have my condolences on ya'll lost. I'll keep ya'll in my prayers. I'm going to miss you Cherif. We've worked together for 3 years and I've really enjoyed working with you. You was a well mannered, big hearted, smart young man. Very encouraging hard working young man always lending a hand and wanting to learn different tasks. I've never seen a frown on your face even on your worse day. I'm really going to miss working and talking to you. Enjoy your new home of...
Gloria Laws
March 31, 2021 | Baton Rouge, LA | Coworker
Viki, you and Ray were teachers, mentors and friends. Without knowing Cherif, I know he had to be a wonderful human.I cannot imagine the depth of losing him so young. Know that I love you and will be sending a loving energy to you as you go through this.
CJ Newchurch
March 30, 2021
My sincerest condolences.
Steve Misshula
March 29, 2021 | Jupiter, FL | Family Friend
On behalf of the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, we are heartbroken over Cherif's loss and our hearts go out to all who knew him. He was one of ours and always will be.
Valerie Slaymaker
March 29, 2021 | Center City, MN
Dear Viki and family, I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved Cherif. Hugs and prayers. Sincerely, Kathleen Rossman
Kathleen Rossman
March 28, 2021 | Baton Rouge, LA | Friend