Marc Andrew Lagasse

LAGASSE, Marc Andrew Marc Andrew Lagasse, 55, of Palm Springs, CA, died on Friday (August 21, 2009) in Palm Desert, CA. Marc was born in Bristol on July, 12 1954 and was a son of Wilmar "Will" Lagasse and Joan (Soucy) Lagasse of Bristol. Raised in Bristol, he graduated from St. Ann Grammar School, St. Paul High School, and the University of Connecticut. He worked for Abraham and Strauss in Brooklyn, NY and for IBM Corporation in Farmington and then San Francisco, CA for 15 years. In addition to his parents, Marc is survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, Joel and Rosanne Lagasse of Orleans, MA, James and Elizabeth Lagasse of Simsbury and Ted and Karen Lagasse of Brewster, MA; a sister and brother-in-law, Monique and Scott Norrie of Bristol; nieces and nephews, Evan Lagasse and his wife, Erin, of Harwich, MA, Danielle Benscoter, and her husband, Joe, of Las Vegas, NV, Benjamin Lagasse of Orleans, MA, Andrew, Peter, and Annie Lagasse of Simsbury , Grant and Rachel Lagasse of Brewster, MA, and Olivia Mae Norrie of Bristol; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Ann Church, 215 West St., Bristol, CT 06010. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Comprehensive Cancer Center c/o Desert Regional Medical Center, 1180 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Suite E218, Palm Springs, CA 92262, or to Hospice Odyssey House, 74-350 Country Club Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260. On-line guestbook available at www.FunkFuneralHome.com