ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LIPARI, GERARD MICHAEL "JERRY" 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died: Sunday, June 14, 2015

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LIPARI, GERARD MICHAEL "JERRY" 
January 1, 1954 - June 14, 2015

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A Mass of Christian burial for Gerard Michael "Jerry" Lipari will be celebrated 
on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 12:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in 
Patterson. 

He will be laid to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery. 
Father Angelo Cremaldi will be the Celebrant for the Mass and conduct the 
services.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday at the church from 10:30 
AM until time of Mass, with the rosary being prayed at 11:00 AM.

Jerry, as he was affectionately known, was born in Morgan City on New Year's 
Day, 1954 to the late Mike Peter Lipari and the late Lucy Agnes Listi Lipari. 

He was raised in Patterson and in his early years worked in home construction, 
building many homes in the Patterson area. He was a longtime executive for Boy 
Scouts of America, Evangeline Area Council and in his later years was a 
professional poker player. 
He passed away at the age of 61 on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Baton Rouge 
General Medical Center. 

He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Lisa Kay Laws Lipari; two children, 
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Lipari and his wife Melissa, and C. Maria Lipari-Hardy 
and her companion Eric Forsythe, Jr.; seven grandchildren, Eric III, Montana, 
Christopher, Dominik, Noah, Ruby, and Joseph; his siblings, Peter Michael 
Lipari, Leona "Lee" L. Lee, Mary Antoinette L. Guarisco, F. Elizabeth "Liz" L. 
Prestenbach, Judy Ann L. Keegan; his mother-in-law, Verdie Laws; his father-in-
law, Delbert Laws; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his sisters, Diane 
L. Cheramie and Josephine Lipari (infant); and his nephew, Tony Resignola.

Serving as pallbearers will be Lieutenant Colonel Ben Lipari, Christopher 
Hardy, Dominik Lipari, Peter Keegan, Harris LaGrange, Neal Laws, Eric Forsythe, 
Jr., Eric Forsythe III, and Edward Hardy. Honorary pallbearers will be Peter 
Lipari, Donald Black, and Delbert Laws.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1111 Lia Street, 
Patterson, LA

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