Joseph DePaul Beach Jr.

1948 - 2022

Joseph DePaul Beach, Jr., 73 years old passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Covington, LA. Joe was born on July 10, 1948 (Lev. 16:29) in New Orleans, LA. He was the beloved son of Joe and Celie Beach, the 2nd of 4 children. He attended Saint Catherine of Sienna as a child and like his father and brother was a proud Holy Cross Tiger '66 and SLU Lion '70. Always kind, considerate, gentle, humble and selfless, to say that he was a good guy is an understatement. A devout Catholic, always praying, attending Mass and visiting the Adoration Chapel, attending Catholic Charismatic events, his life was dedicated to serving others. He cared for his parents for many years and was devoted to all of his family, including his siblings Peggy Ronzello, Peter Beach and Marie Cosse; loved In-laws; Ronnie Ronzello, JoAnn Beach (his favorite Sister-in-Law) and Clay Cosse. He was Uncle Joe and UJ to Nicole Dupre, Callan Beach, Lauren Sanborn, Kristen Webre, Clay Cosse, Jr., Joel Ronzello, Laura Gatlin, Jared Ronzello, Evan Cosse and Thomas Beach. He was the Grand-Uncle to 27. Special deep felt gratitude to Lauren and Mark Sanborn who lovingly shared their lives, family and home with Joe for over four marvelous and challenging years. We also want to thank the staff at Peristyle at Beau West for the love, support and care of Joe in his last days. The staff there told us that "Joe really kept us on our toes." Joe was a good and faithful servant of His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, a friend described him as "Salt of the Earth", a career long Pulmonary Function Technician in New Orleans, tugboat hand in his college years, an environmentalist on Corn Island after college, a researcher with a medical grant from both Tulane and USC in Aiken, South Carolina for years, a long time volunteer for Right to Life, creating their annual calendar for many years, a horseman, an avid Notre Dame fan, (He loved all things Notre Dame University), a horse lover, a lover of all music, especially musical Broadway shows, a caregiver and family man, a happy wanderer ... the world was a better place with Joe in it. Joe's body will be donated to science to help further the research of Alzheimer's. A Mass will be said on March 23, 2022 at 11 am at St. Peter's Catholic Church, located at 125 East 19th Street in Covington. Visitation will begin at 10 am. Burial will take place in one year upon completion of the medical research. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans in Metairie or Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN in Joe's name.