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for Billy McGaha
Donna McGaha
February 22, 2025
To the family of Billy Wayne, I´m sorry to hear of his passing. My granddaddy Jake McGaha is a brother to Billy Wayne´s dad. My dad is Donald McGaha & Billy Wayne & him were 1st cousins. Could any of the family please contact me. I´m doing the McGaha Family genealogy & I would like to talk to you. My cell is 318-504-9114 or email is "[email protected]". I´m on Facebook as Donna McGaha in Oak Grove LA. Hope to hear from someone. Thanks.
Prayers & thoughts for your loss.
Paul Titus
January 10, 2025
The world is a poorer place without Billy!
Paul Titus
January 10, 2021
A good friend and a great man.
Jeff Kruithoff
January 22, 2018
On behalf of the 17,000 active members of the FBI National Academy Associates from 173 Countries, I am honored to send our thoughts and prayers to the McGaha family on your loss.
Jeff Kruithoff
National Chaplain
Addie Fanguy
January 20, 2018
To the family:
May he R.I.P. He was a great commander to work for and always a credit to the NOPD and City of New Orleans. More than that was the fact he was a good and honest man. He was the real deal for sure. I took pride in working for this man even though it wasnt for a long period of time. The gates of heaven opened quickly for him !!!!
January 19, 2018
Billy Wayne McGaha
We lost a friend. But Billy Wayne McGaha, not William he would often say, was more than just a friend. He was also a co worker, co-FBI-NA graduate, fishing and hunting partner to many of us. He will be missed by his family and all of his friends. Our prayers are for his family whom he deeply loved.
I was recently asked, "What do you think of when you hear his name"?
After thinking a while I said, " His always smiling face, his being a mounted police officer: no, him being one of the best commanders that one could have. No, him being a co-worker, : no, his love of hunting and fishing and the out of doors: no, his decoy carving ability of which he took great pleasure in explaining to anyone who would listen: No, him always bragging about his home in the woods. No, his ability to instantly recognize a scoundrel or a friend: no, I could go on and on, but I think it was his love of his family, when I hear his name."
He will be greatly missed.
Paul Titus
Paul Titus
Paul Titus
January 18, 2018
Billy, Yvonne, and their family are some of the nicest, kindest people we've ever met. Ted's memories of Billy are all fantastic ones -- many of them, not surprisingly, involving fishing! Ted can picture Billy on a boat on Toledo Bend, and on the back of Al Cahoe's boat in the Gulf of Mexico. How wonderful to know he lived a life surrounded by loving family.
Yvonne, we love you and your kids. You all are in our prayers.
Love,
Ted and Rachel Fenasci
John McGaha
January 18, 2018
To Billy Wayne's family:
When I was young I knew my Uncle Homer well, but I did not know Billy Wayne very well. However, I was proud to be his first cousin because of his role on the New Orleans Police Force, and simply because he was another McGaha who was contributing to society in a meaningful way. I recall that he was in fact an avid outdoorsman, and that he used to train beagles. Our sincere condolences to the family.
John and Anne McGaha
206 Valley Road
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(601) 605-2445
George Sutton, NOPD Ret.
January 17, 2018
To Billy's family my Deepest Sympathy.
January 17, 2018
Yvonne,
Joe & I were sorry to hear of the passing of
Billy. Keep the fond memories of him alive in
Your heart.
Joe & NORMA Fernandez
January 16, 2018
Yvonne & family,
Our sympathy to all of you during this difficult time.
Our prayers are with you.
Retta & Norman Porterfield
American Heart Association
January 16, 2018
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
Trip Trepagnier
January 16, 2018
Billy was a good man, a great cop, and a joy to be around. God bless him as he enters his final reward. My prayers are with Billy and the McGaha family at this time... ✝
The Staff of E.J. Fielding Funeral Home
January 16, 2018
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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E.J. Fielding Funeral Home & Cremation Services2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433
Jan
19
Memorial service
11:00 a.m.
E.J. Fielding Funeral Home & Cremation Services2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433
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