TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for COMEAUX, JOEL 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La.

Died: Friday, November 7, 2014

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COMEAUX, JOEL 
(Died November 7, 2014)

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Joel James Comeaux, MD, 78, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at 01:07 PM. He was a 
native of Lockport and resident of Houma, LA.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 14, 2014 from 9:00AM untiil service 
time at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral with a Memorial Mass to be held at 
10:00AM at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.

He is survived by his, Wife of 17 years, Peggy Ann Ward Comeaux; son, Scott A. 
Comeaux and wife, Olga; daughters, Wendy C. Friend and husband, Damian, and 
Sherrie C. Sawicki and husband, Keith; three stepchildren, Kenneth, Kurt and 
Kendra; seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his, parents, Clarence Marie, Sr. and Laura Lee C. 
Comeaux; brother, C.M. Comeaux, Jr.; sisters, Delores Marie Comeaux and Joy C. 
LeBlanc.

Dr. Joel Comeaux was a devoted husband, father, family man, doctor and friend. 
For 48 years he defined his medical career with his steadfast service; 
tirelessly responding to the call to surgery, 7,000 deliveries a testament to 
his singular passion for obstetrics.

He lived life fully on his own terms with a focused clarity and a wide open 
heart. He was a student of life. He had a curiosity and thirst for 
understanding and his brilliant mind was a sponge, soaking up a wide variety of 
knowledge. He was a consummate historian.

He had the gift for storytelling, was an avid gardener and a skilled 
outdoorsman. He enjoyed nothing more than a quiet morning fishing or paddling 
his canoe on the bayou. He traveled the world; hiking, climbing, diving, 
paddling and exploring. His photography is a vast pictorial journal of his 
enjoyment of, connection to, and deep appreciation of nature. He’d be the first 
to say that he felt privileged to see many of the world’s most famous sights, 
but none were more fulfilling to him than his own garden in his own backyard.

Joel left his indelible and unique footprint on the earth. He will be missed

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