ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: BESH, THEODORE Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died: Friday, January 31, 2014 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= BESH, THEODORE June 24, 1935 - January 31, 2014 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2014/st1401.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Theodore “Ted” Sanford Besh, Jr. of Slidell, LA entered into eternal rest on January 31, 2014 at the age of 78. Ted was known for his zeal for life, his sporting spirit, and his love for God, family, friends, and country. He attended Auburn University and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois. Ted served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the Air National Guard with the rank of major. He was a pilot for Delta Airlines for ten and a half years. He was paralyzed after a tragic biking accident in 1977 but went on to earn his M.B.A. from U.N.O. and retired as an accountant with the U.S.D.A. Ted is preceded in death by his parents Theodore Sanford Besh, Sr. and Charlotte Judge Besh. He is also preceded in death by his daughter Kathleen Besh Edwards. He is survived by his beloved wife Imelda Walters Besh and his children Laura Besh Bell (Tom), Elaine Besh, Stephen Besh (Emily), John Besh (Jenifer), and Angela Besh Harvey (Dale). He is also survived by his brother John Robert Besh and his son-in-law Nolan Edwards. He is remembered as a loving Paw Paw by his grandchildren Stephen (Emily), Kristen, and Kathryn Bell; Nolan John Edwards; Ellen, Anna, Sam, and Jimmy Besh; Brendan, Jack, Luke, and Andrew Besh; and Colin, Kate, and Liam Harvey. Ted’s very life served as a witness to the Gospel. He faced difficulties and overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles with stoic dignity and complete trust in God. A longtime parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Church and then St. Luke the Evangelist Church, he was honored with the St. Louis, King of France, Award in 1990. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation on Monday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 910 Cross Gates Blvd. in Slidell. Internment will follow at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Covington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans or the Chefs Move Scholarship. ===================