Funeral services for Harold T-Coon Broussard Sr., age 77 of Loreauville, will be held Thursday, May 20th, at 11am at St Josephs Church with burial to follow at St Josephs Cemetery. Visitation will be 4pm to10pm Wednesday the 19th, with a rosary at 7pm, and 8:00am until time of services on Thursday at David Funeral Home on Main St. in Loreauville. Born and raised in Loreauville, he left this world on Monday, May 17th 2010 at 10:21am at Iberia General. Harold leaves behind his son Tony J. Broussard and wife Aggie of Loreauville, daughter Deborah Debbie Broussard of St, Martinville, sister, Gladys Coke Berard of Loreauville, brother, Anthony J-Bird Broussard Jr., of Loreauville, 10 Grandchildren and 5 Great grandchildren. He went on to join the ones who have gone before him, his mother Odette Gonsoulin Broussard, father Anthony Broussard Sr., wife Pearly Prioux Broussard, son Harold Boo Broussard Jr., daughter Kathy Broussard Desormeaux and sister Elaine Broussard Newell. He will be carried home by his son, Tony J. Broussard, brother, Anthony J-Bird Broussard Jr., his grandchildren Josh & Kalem Perkins, John Desormeaux and Nicholas Broussard. Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of the Acadiana Model Power Boat Association, employees at Breaux Brothers and Breaux Bay Craft. Boats were Harolds life. His early years started with driving airboats, then a thirty-one year career at Breaux Bay Craft as a carpenter, then on to Breaux Brothers for twelve years until retirement. His workmanship was always of the highest quality and he took pride in his work. If youre going to do something, do it right was his motto, along with theres no such thing as cant. Many people in Loreauville knew he built model boats, but what many didnt know is that Harold was the creator of the Cajun Bullet Hydro, an icon, known throughout the model boating world today as one of the finest quality and fastest boats on the market. His first boat he sold went all the way to Australia, then others to places like China, Japan, the Bahamas, Canada and many more places around the globe. Many records have been set and many races won both by him and the countless people who own his boats. He was Treasurer of the Acadiana Model Power Boat Association, which he was a member for over twenty years and was instrumental in the clubs development into what it is today. To some in the boating community he was, and always will be a legend. That was because he built the best, and that came from putting his all into everything he did. If theres a big pond in heaven, Harold will be there, running a Cajun Bullet Hydro in it. Harold was also quite the pool player. During the eighties, he beat world trick shot artist Paul Gurnie, played against Minnesota Fats, and went to Las Vegas to play in the nationals and has won well over two hundred trophies in his lifetime. The Broussard family would like to express our sincerest thanks to everyone who joined us in our sorrow, who said kind words or brought food, or just thought about Harold and us. To all the neighbors on Railroad Avenue, we thank you for coming together for us. We would like to thank his medical caregivers Dr. David Rinaldi and staff, Dr. Salvatore Buttaci and staff, Rosemary and the staff at Iberia General, the responding emergency personnel Loreauville Volunteer Fire Dept, Guy Bonin IPFPD, Willie Thomas IPSO and Acadian Ambulance. David Funeral Home, 118 Main Street, Loreauville, La. (337)229-8338 is in charge of arrangements.
