Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....LAPIETRA, JESSE M "BUCKY" SR. May 9, 2009
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News Star World - May 11, 2009
JESSE M "BUCKY" LAPIETRA, SR.
Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Mr. Jesse M. "Bucky" LaPietra, Sr., age 78, of Monroe 
will be at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, 
Sterlington Road, Monroe with Msg. Edmund Moore officiating. Interment will 
follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. LaPietra was born in West Monroe, LA on January 9, 1931 and passed away on 
Saturday, May 9, 2009, at St. Francis Specialty Hospital after a lengthy 
illness.

He was a retired employee of the United States Rural Postal Carriers 
Association and the Louisiana Army National Guard. He was a graduate of St 
Matthews High School.

Jesse "Bucky" is remembered as an amazing, loving, and devoted husband, daddy, 
pawpaw, and pappy. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed playing 
and teasing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He never met a 
stranger and will be truly missed by all of his family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Jewel LaPietra; and a 
daughter, Belinda LaPietra Miller.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Lucille Tornatore LaPietra; daughters, 
Cathy LaPietra Gates and husband Wiley, Toni LaPietra Green and husband 
Sidney; son, Dr. Jesse M. LaPietra, Jr. and wife, Robin; grandchildren, 
Charity Gill, Tiffany Green Terra, Heather Miller, Zachary LaPietra, Payton 
LaPietra, and Reagan LaPietra; great-grandchildren, Scarlett Hammond and 
Brayden Terra; and a very special sister-in-law, Rosemary Crowson.

He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a Staff 
Sgt. Upon returning to the states, he began his employment with the Postal 
Service until his retirement. "Coach", as he was called, and his wife, were 
the first basketball and football coaches for Our Lady of Fatima School. They 
were responsible for naming the school mascot, the Fatima Falcons, the same 
mascot of the US Air Force. He was a member of the Louisiana High School 
Football and Basketball Associations referee program for 25 years. He was an 
auxiliary officer with the Monroe Police Department and Ouachita Parish 
Sheriff's Office. He was a past member of Davis Island Hunting Club. During 
his service with the La National Guard, he served as Supply Sgt. with the 
528th Engineer Battalion. He was a long standing member of the VFW.

During his early years, he was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved 
going "crabbing" with his family in south Louisiana. Later, after the decline 
of his health, his attention turned to his love of flowers. He loved to work 
in the yard and plant various flowers and vegetables.

Pallbearers will be Larry Hall, Jerry Ford, James Scalia, Bill Heard, Jr., 
Michael Swallow and Christopher DeMers.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Northeast Louisiana Retired National Guard 
Association, Sam Tornatore, H.J. DeMers and Brentley Ross.

Visitation will be Monday, May 11, 2009 from 4:30 PM until 7:30 PM, with a 
Vigil Wake Service at 6:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home.

The LaPietra Family would like to thank the doctors and staff at St. Francis 
Medical Center and St. Francis Specialty Hospital for their never ending 
devotion, care and concern. Their dedication was above and beyond what any 
patient and family could ask. When our husband/father entered the Specialty 
Hospital, his time there began as a "patient" and ended as a "family" bond 
with these special people.

We would like to extend a special thanks to Bucky's very special friends, 
Larry Hall, Jerry Ford and James Scalia. Their time spent with their friend 
and our family was unconditional. They will never know how much their love and 
support means.

Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans or the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars


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