John E. Lagan, Sr

Loreauville–A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for John E. Lagan, Sr., age 93, on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Father Bill Melancon officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Joseph Mausoleum.

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Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. and will resume on Friday, January 28, 2022 from 8 a.m. until the service time. A Rosary will be prayed in the funeral home on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

A native of Bloomfield, CT, and resident of Loreauville, John E. Lagan, Sr., passed away on Thursday. January 20, 2022 6:25 a.m. at Iberia Medical Center.

John "Chick" Lagan, the ninth and youngest child of James and Mary Longworth Lagan, was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut on December 18, 1928.  He attended school in Bloomfield where he excelled in multiple sports. Upon graduation, he attended Suffield Academy where he played soccer, basketball, and baseball. He then moved on to pitch as a southpaw in minor league baseball in multiple places, eventually ending up in New Iberia, LA where he played for the Pelicans of the Evangeline League. He met Peggy Broussard of Loreauville, married her in 1954 and they moved to Connecticut. In 1958 they returned to Loreauville, where they lived together for 46 years more years and raised their 6 children. Chick worked for his brother-in-law, Bob Doerle, in a produce business before joining his in-laws, Charles and Beatrice Broussard, in their grocery store. He and Peggy eventually purchased Broussard Grocery, often referred to as “Chick’s”, which he operated for over 50 years. Chick shared his love of baseball by coaching in the Loreauville Baseball Learner’s League as well as the Sheriff’s baseball and youth softball leagues.

Chick loved spending time with his ever-growing family, especially Sunday dinners with as many people as possible in attendance. He loved sports (he was a life-long New York Yankees fan) and enjoyed visiting his good friend Curtis Hulin to catch up on scores and results of just about any athletic competition.  In his last years, he enjoyed coffee visits with his "Board of Directors" Irene Richard, Lorraine and Jimmy Wilson and Linda Clifton.  He was an athlete his entire life, exercising, walking, and riding his bicycle until the very end!

John is survived by his children, Dale Lagan (Beckie), Joni Munson (King), Lori Schexnayder (David), Coleen Borel (Tim), John Lagan, Jr., Kelly Lagan (Corey); grandchildren, Lea Smith (Travis), Dustin May (Ramey), Kasey Munson, Samuel Schexnayder (Jackie), Kerri Beth Castille (Lance), Camilla Munson, frater Paul Jesse Schexnayder, James Schexnayder, Avery Munson, Adela Munson, Hannah Reilly (Peter), Joshua Borel; special family, Bobette Landry (Cecil), Jordan Landry (Marielle), a number of nieces and nephews from Connecticut; special family friends, Irene Richard, Jimmy and Lorraine Wilson, Linda Clifton, Curtis Hulin, and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Broussard Lagan; parents, James G. and Mary Longworth Lagan, Florence Lagan, Gladys and Thomas Moriarty, Dorothy and Fred Rohrer, James R. and Lorraine Lagan, Grace and Arthur Mullen, Marjorie and Gerard Douville, Loretta and Michael Doherty, Joseph and Sophie Lagan, Marion and Robert Doerle, and 6 nieces and nephews

Honored to serve as Pallbearers are Dale Lagan, David Schexnayder, King Munson, Samuel Schexnayder, James Schexnayder, Joshua Borel.

Family and friends may sign the guest register book and/or send condolences at www.davidfuneralhome.org

David Funeral Home of Loreauville, 116S. Main St. 337-229-8338 is in charge of arrangements.