Steven Jude Daigle

Funeral Services will be held at a 1:30 pm Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott for Steven Jude Daigle, 55, who passed away on December 5, 2011. Reverend Allen Breaux, Associate Pastor of St. Benedict and St. Theresa Catholic Church in Duson, LA, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Burial will take place in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery. Mr. Daigle, a resident of Scott, LA, was the son of the late Bert Daigle and Ruth Lejeune Daigle. He was a four year veteran of the United States Navy with extensive duty in Korea, where he studied martial arts under the Grand Masters. Steve was taken "up to the top of the mountain", and was awarded his second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Steve began competing stateside in Tae Kwon Do and became the Southern United States Heavyweight champion in competition in New Orleans LA. Steve was a graduate of Iota High School where he was a gifted basketball player. He went on to graduate from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Steve then began his successful career in the oil industry, earning significant, repeated employee of the year awards. The family wishes to give thanks to his many doctors and nurses at Lafayette Regional Hospital, FMC West Dialysis Clinic and the family and friends assisting in his care. He is survived by his wife, Ada and one son Matthew; two sisters, Sandra Burton and husband, Wayne of Scott, LA and twin sister Susan Daigle Strother and husband, David of Lafayette, LA, one brother, Mike Daigle and wife, Susan of St. Louis, MO, one sister in law Johnette Daigle of Lafayette, LA and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother Douglas John Daigle. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott on Friday, December 9, 2011 from 9:00am until time of service. Pallbearers will be Mike Daigle, David Strother, Wayne Burton, Duke Daigle, David Burton, Russ Brown, Dave Kilchrist, Lyle Rogers and Lann Caldwell. Personal condolences may be sent to the Daigle family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 705 Marie Street, Scott, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Steven Jude Daigle

December 2, 1956 - December 5, 2011