ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: WAGUESPAK, RICHARD STEPHEN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Friday, March 25, 2011

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WAGUESPAK, RICHARD STEPHEN 
(November 22, 1930 - March 25, 2011)

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Richard Stephen Waguespack passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the age of 
80.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years Henryetta "Tita" Rareshide 
Waguespack, by his children Richard Stephen Waguespack, Jr., Susan Waguespack 
Knowlton, Anne Berteau Waguespack, and David Felicien Waguespack and by his 
grandchildren, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Sarah, Natalie, Charlotte, Emily, Andrew, 
Wilhelm and Grace. He was the son of the late Felix Pierre Pochˇ Waguespack and 
America Abaunza Waguespack. He is survived by his sister America Waguespack 
Ellinghausen and predeceased by his brother Felix Pierre Pochˇ Waguespack, Jr.

He was born in New Orleans on November 22, 1930 and graduated from Jesuit High 
School and Loyola University. After completing service in the US Army as a 
Second Lieutenant, he worked for the United Fruit Company in Cuba and owned a 
dairy farm in Liberty, Mississippi. He later was a pioneer in northshore real 
estate, opening branches office of Waguespack Pratt, Inc. in Covington, Slidell, 
and Hammond in the 1960s. He acted as a broker n the northshore area for more 
than 40 years, finishing his career with Prudential Gardner, Realtors. During 
this time, he was a daily lector at St. Peter Catholic Church, served in the St. 
Vincent De Paul Society, and was awarded the St. Louis Medallion by the 
Archdiocese of New Orleans for his service to the Church.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Peter 
Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Monday, March 28, 2011 
at 12:00 noon with visitation at church on Monday from 10:30 AM until Mass Time.

Interment will follow in St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery.

Masses preferred and donations to St. Vincent De Paul Society.

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