Irby Luquette

Irby Joseph
Luquette

October 24, 1926 ~ December 25, 2016

Abbeville—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Irby Joseph Luquette, 90, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Christmas Day, 2016.
What a blessing to join Christ in heaven on His birthday.
He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Fr. Michael Richard officiating the services.
Pallbearers for the service include grandsons Stephen Lee, Ed Lewis, Billy Lewis, Brandon Luquette, Brent Luquette, and Jonathan Luquette. Honorary pallbearers include grandsons Neil Prejean, Zachary Boroughs, and Joshua Boroughs.
Irby, a life long resident of Abbeville, Louisiana, shared his love for his family with numerous others who knew him or came into contact with him. His love for the game of baseball, especially youth baseball, afforded him the opportunity to coach, mentor, and shape many young boys through his roles as coach, umpire, league official, and casual observer at games played throughout the state. People who knew him could count on seeing him at the ballpark most days seated in his folding chair as near to home plate as possible.
Many times parents of children that benefitted from Irby’s involvement in youth baseball programs would thank him for his positive impact on their children.
Later in life, Irby was recognized both locally and nationally for his contributions to youth baseball with a ball field named after him in Abbeville to being inducted into Babe Ruth Baseball’s National Hall of Fame.
Over the last four years, the family established the Irby J. Luquette scholarship program in the Babe Ruth League, an honorarium that provides college tuition to underprivileged high school students who exemplify the character and work ethic that Irby exemplified himself.
Irby is survived by his wife of 70 years, Wanda Marie Bouligny Luquette, sister Florine Meaux of Abbeville, and children Ronnie and wife Kate of Houston, Texas, Cynthia Luquette Lewis and husband Harris of Abbeville, Karen Luquette Prejean and husband Barney of Abbeville, Gary and his wife Brenda of Houston, Texas, Anne Luquette of Abbeville, Mary Luquette Boroughs and husband David of Houston, Texas, sixteen grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Odeon Joseph Luquette and his mother Alida Trahan Luquette.
The family invites you to a time of visitation at Vincent’s Funeral Home, 209 S. St. Charles, Abbeville, Louisiana from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th, with a rosary recited at 6: p.m.
The family wants to thank all of Irby and Wanda’s friends who continued to remain close to them over the years, especially over the last few years as age began to take its toll on their earthly bodies. We also want to extend a personal thank you to Joe Cormier and Tommy Picard, our father’s close friends, for the personal attention and support they provided to Irby over these last several years.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.