Donna Lynn Trahan

Funeral Services will be held at a 2:00 pm Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church for Donna Lynn Trahan, 43, who passed away on April 19, 2013 at 2:50 pm at Lafayette General Medical Center. Reverend Gary Schexnayder, Pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Burial will take place in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery Mrs. Trahan, a resident of Scott, was a graduate of Acadiana High School Class of 1987. She was active in all sports and was an all state softball catcher. She worked at Charles Burke Elementary School as a P.E. assistant and loved all of her students and faculty. Donna was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend. Donna cherished spending time at the ballpark with her kids and nieces and nephews. Donna was an inspiration throughout her illness to all Breast Cancer patients and survivors. She left her legacy behind through her unselfishness and unconditional love for others by becoming an organ donor and donating her "Beautiful Blue Eyes" so that someone will be able to see. Donna's favorite quote: "Once a Ram, Always A Ram!" She is survived by her husband, Chad Louis Trahan; her parents, Susie and Donald J. Stelly; her maternal grandmother, Hilda Altemus; her son, Stryker L. Trahan and her daughter, Stormi R. Trahan; her sisters, Tammy S. Landry and husband Larry, Julie S. Haddad and husband, Charlie, and Fran S. Credeur and husband Todd; her brother, Chad A. Stelly and wife Christy; her husband's siblings, Glen, Wayne, Keith, Doug, and Debbie, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother and father in law; Caffery and Bobbie Trahan; her paternal grandparents, Francis and Rosa Stelly, and maternal grandfather, Issac Altemus. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. A Rosary will be recited by Leah Guidry at 7:00 pm on Monday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 7:00 am until the time of service. The Trahan family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Malad and all of his staff at Cancer Centers of Acadiana, Dr. Darrin Menard, Dr. Barrios, Dr. Appley, Dr. Cardinale, all of the staff in Oncology at LGMC, and Hospice of Acadiana. Pallbearers will be Broc and Brodee Landry, Josh Haddad, Kameron Stelly, and Dillon and Garrett Guillory. Personal condolences may be sent to the Trahan family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 705 Marie Street, Scott, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Donna Lynn Trahan

September 30, 1969 - April 19, 2013