Michael Joseph Markey

MARKEY Michael Joseph Markey, age 76, passed away peacefully at Canon Hospice on Monday morning at 3:00 AM after a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Jacquelyn D. Markey and his five children, Michael J. Markey, Jr. (Elizabeth), Colleen M. Story (Drew), Patti Markey Mahoney (Michael), Timothy Markey and Staci M. Bevinetto (Joe). He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren, Ashley and Kathryn Markey, Lauren and Tyler Story, Chelsea and David Mahoney, Joseph Bevinetto and Peyton Markey. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Thelma H. DeLerno and his sisters, Shirley Markey, Patsy Montegut (Henry), Betty Smith (Walter) and Gaynell Robin (Deacon Angelas) and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and his extended family, the Bernard D'Arcangelo family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Vincent Markey, Sr. and Agnes Dunn and his brother, Robert Vincent Markey, Jr. He was a member of the 1953 Class of Jesuit High School and a graduate of Loyola University. He is retired from Shell Oil Company. He was a member of the USS Hermitage LSD-34 reunion group and was a plank owner. He traveled with the Go-Getters of Metairie and the Health To You Group of Tulane University Hospital. Honorary pallbearers are Joseph Garland Bolden, Darrell Bonvillain, Frank Capps, Tom Watkins, Bernard D'Arcangelo, Angelas Robin, Walter Smith and Ronald Wolf. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery), on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and on Thursday from 10:00 AM until funeral time. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Jesuit High School, Development Office, 4133 Banks Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, jesuitnola.org or to St. Mary's Dominican High School, 7701 Walmsley Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70125, stmarysdominican.org. To view and sign the family guest book, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.