Barry Anthony Coco

Breaux Bridge - Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Barry Anthony Coco, 57, who passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in St. Francisville. Rev. Fr. Allen Breaux, Associate Pastor of St. Bernard Catholic Church, will officiate at the funeral service. Barry was a native of Moreauville, LA, and a longtime resident of Breaux Bridge. ?He retired from Pellerin Marble & Granite in 2002 and moved to St. Francisville, where he began working in land management for Marine Industrial Fabricators. ? While living in Breaux Bridge, Barry was an active member of the Breaux Bridge Volunteer Fire Company, serving as Assistant Chief and retiring with 26 years of dedicated and unselfish service to St. Martin Parish and the community of Breaux Bridge. ? He was an avid hunter who enjoyed and looked forward to spending time with his family and friends, hunting deer, turkey and other wild game. ?He was fortunate to be able to fish in the pond in his own front yard, and he looked forward to having his granddaughter, ""Maddie,"" over on weekends to spend some time with him. ?Barry also loved gardening and welcomed the opportunity to share his vegetables with anyone who happened to drop by for a visit. ? He was a kind and patient man - a man of his word, who provided for his family, his friends, and his community. ?He gave his heart and soul to anyone who needed help, never once seeking recognition for himself for what he did for others. ?Barry never met a stranger and didn't know the word ""no"" - if you were privileged to have known Barry, you were considered a friend for life. ?Barry will be deeply missed by his family, his friends, and all who had the honor of knowing him. Barry is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Margaret Ritchie Coco, of St. Francisville; two sons, Clay Coco and his friend, Creighton Stanford, of Lafayette, and Matt Coco and his wife, Lacy, of Breaux Bridge; three brothers, Terry Coco and his wife, Pam, of Magnolia, TX, Rodney Coco and his wife, Jan, of Morgan City, and Scott Coco and his wife, Julaine, of Youngsville; his granddaughter, Madison Coco, of Breaux Bridge; his step granddaughter, Hannah Hebert, of Breaux Bridge; his nephews, Jeremy Coco and Troy Coco; his nieces, Kelley Puig and Tricia Brasseaux; his great nephews, Avery Coco, Luke Brasseaux, and Colin Puig; his sister-in-law, Eunice Ritchie, of St. Francisville; and Eunice Desselles, of Moreauville, who was Barry's second mother. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Claire Lacour Coco, of Moreauville, LA. The family requested that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, with a recitation of the rosary at 10:30 a.m. ?Chester Cedars will present a eulogy at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will conclude at 12:30 p.m. Pallbearers will be Ryan Haydel, Joel Scott, Jeremy Coco, Caleb Puig, Peter Gauthier, and Jimmy LeBlanc. Honorary pallbearers will be his sons, Clay and Matt, his brothers, Terry, Rodney and Scott, R.L. Burton, and members of the Breaux Bridge Volunteer Fire Company. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Breaux Bridge Volunteer Fire Company, 225 North Main St. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,Memphis, TN 38105. Pellerin Funeral Home, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA (337.332.2111) is in charge of arrangements.