Rick Joseph Doré

Erath - Rick Joseph Doré passed away on January 15, 2022 at the age of 59, in Lafayette, Louisiana. He died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism and fought to live until the very end. Rick was born in Erath, Louisiana on November 13, 1962 and joins his parents, Raywood and Nora Marie Doré, and his little brother, Raywood Jr., to rest. He is survived by his wife, Angela. Rick met the love of his life, at the Sugar Cane Festival in 1981. They shared 42 years of memories and together, had two children: Jared and Katie. He is also survived by his three siblings, Robert and wife Yvonne, Kirk and wife Ita, and Connie and husband Mike Delcambre. As a child, Rick proclaimed that his goal was to play baseball professionally and kept his love of sports alive, no game or sport he didn’t love to play. He especially loved playing basketball with his kids and could beat just about anyone at a game of HORSE because of his unique talent of spinning the ball to his pinky finger and shooting it into the hoop. Rick spent the last months of his life painting the homes of locals with his wife and was known for his giving heart and joking around with everyone he knew. Rick will be honored in a church service January 21, 2022 at 11:00AM at Our Lady of Lourdes, Catholic Church in Erath, LA followed by a burial service at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, LA. David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405 is handling the arrangement.