ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DUET, RUFFIN JOSEPH, JR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died Thursday, Feburary 23, 2012

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DUET, RUFFIN JOSEPH, JR.
(Died February 23, 2012)

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Ruffin Joseph Duet, Jr. beloved husband of the late Ruth Monlezun Duet passed 
away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the age of 71.

Devoted father of Laurie Duet Candies (husband, Wade), Ruffin J. Duet III 
(wife, Mary) and Victor A. Duet. Loving grandfather of Wade, Jr., Laure’, Jon 
and Elise Candies, James and Thomas Duet.

Son of the late Ruffin J. Duet and Fay Pelloat Duet Wild and Charles G. “Rusty” 
Wild. Loving brother of Dawn Wild Moran (the late, husband, Lonnie), Francis 
Wild Pechon ( husband, Joseph) and the late Edward F. Duet (wife, Paula). Son-
in-law of the late Theophile J. and Edna G. Monlezun. Brother-in-law of Dolores 
M. and Willo M. Schech, Theophile “Buck” and the late Zelda Monlezun, Lucie M. 
and Huey L. Jenkins, Sr., Beverly M. Richardson Kiefer and Hodge Kiefer and the 
late Reid Richardson, Sr., Robert C. and Jenny Monlezun, Sr., Roger L. and Jane 
Monlezun, Sr. and the late Victor A. Monlezun. Also survived by many nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.

A lifelong resident of Madisonville and Covington where he was a parishioner of 
St. Peter Catholic Church.

He graduated from St. Paul’s School in 1958, served in the U.S. Navy, worked 30 
years in the aerospace industry with Boeing, Bell-Aerospace, Lockheed-Martin 
for the NASA space program. He also worked for Halter Marine and was currently 
employed as a training supervisor for Winn-Dixie.

He was a past Grand Knight and member of Knights of Columbus Covington Council 
3061, member of Covington Lions Club and the Robert C. Burns American Legion 
Post 16. Former member of the Krewe of Kaa-Cee and St. Paul’s Athletic 
Association.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at 
St. Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Thursday, 
March 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Visitation on Wednesday evening, February 29, 2012 
will be at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 
from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and at St. Peter Catholic Church on Thursday 
morning, March 1, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM.

Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.

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