Jerome Dagate

Jerome Michael Dagate, 56, a native and resident of Houma, LA died on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:40 AM. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at St. Bernadette Soubirous Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Bernadette Soubirous Catholic Church with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2. He is survived by his son, Shawn Trotter and wife Shanna of Katy, Texas; grandchildren, Angel Ann and Aaron Michael; sister, Bernadette Dagate Straatman and husband Larry oh Houma, Christine M. Dagate of Houma, Russell Strada of San Francisco, CA; nieces and nephews, Caroline, Catherine, Ladd Straatman, Benjamin Cannon, Sarah C. Olivier and husband Alex; great nephew, Gabriel Olivier great niece, Grace Olivier, many aunts, uncles and cousins He is preceded in death by the love of his life Peaches R. Trotter; parents, Alex L. Dagate and Emmadel Boyne D. Strada; and grandparents, Andrew Boyne, Mary Belanger Boyne, Lawrence Dagate, Victoria C. Dagate He was Catholic and a parishioner of St. Bernadette Soubirous Catholic Church. He graduated form Vandebilt Catholic High School in 1970. Special thanks to his social worker Lenora Clay and Ms. Judy LeBoeuf, his house mom. Jerome was very inspirational to those who knew him especially in teaching his family many lessons in lifeon acceptance, kindness, patience and peace. He was a meek and humble disciple of Jesus who studied the Bible and lived a very simplistic Christian life. He was deeply loved and will be sadly missed.