Daniel Blake
Joseph Bourgeois
Lee Anthony Crochet
Joey Thomas Lirette
Jeff Paul Pitre
Five to be ordained to permanent diaconate May 23 in Thibodaux Story by Janet Marcel Five men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux during a Mass Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph CoCathedral in Thibodaux. Bishop Shelton J. Fabre will be the principal celebrant, with priests of the diocese concelebrating. The deacon candidates are as follows: Daniel Blake is a parishioner of St. Joseph CoCathedral in Thibodaux. He and his wife Barbara have been married for 24 years. They have three children, Matthew, Joseph and Teresa. Blake graduated from A.C. Jones High School in Beeville, TX. He received a bachelor’s degree in professional studies from the University of Oklahoma in 1986; a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in 1995; and a master’s degree in nursing from Loyola University of New Orleans in 2009. He is currently a Nursing Instructor at Nicholls State University. Blake serves his church parish as an acolyte and reader, is involved with the diocesan prison ministry and Nicholls Students for Life. Joseph Bourgeois is a parishioner of St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux. He and his wife Jody Ann Boudreaux Bourgeois have been married for 41 years and they have two children, Trudy B. Tastet, and Joseph Jr., and seven grandchildren. Bourgeois graduated from Thibodaux High School and earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Nicholls State University. He is currently employed with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office as a court section/ bailiff. Bourgeois is a eucharistic minister and acolyte in his church parish, and works with the diocesan hospital ministry. Lee Anthony Crochet is a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Bayou Black. He and his wife Beulah have been married for 38 years and they
have one child, Wendy Hirsch, and two grandchildren. Crochet graduated from Terrebonne High School in Houma and earned a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and a master’s of education degree in administration and supervision from Nicholls State University. He is currently employed 41 by the Terrebonne Parish School District as the assistant principal at Lisa Park Elementary School in Houma. Bourgeois serves his church parish as an acolyte, eucharistic minister, lector, commentator, cantor, is a member of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus and several music ministries (New Creation, Singing Knights, Saturday Trio, etc.). Joey Thomas Lirette is a parishioner of St. Ann Church in Bourg. He has two children, Keli Boudreaux and Lori Lirette, and two grandchildren, Jaryan and Jaydi. Lirette graduated from South Terrebonne High School and attended Nicholls State University. He is currently employed as a sales and service coordinator at Marine Systems Inc. Lirette serves his church parish as a eucharistic minister, lector, commentator, acolyte, and is involved with the RCIA program and CCD. He works with the diocesan prison ministry, homeless ministry, and is an annulment advocate. Jeff Paul Pitre is a parishioner of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Golden Meadow. He and his wife Gail have been married for 31 years, and they have one child, Angelia. Pitre graduated from South Lafourche High School. He is currently employed as an AC/heating tech at Reliable Service Inc. He also owns Jeff Pitre’s Martial Arts Academy and is a 4th Degree Black Belt. Pitre has been serving his church parish as an acolyte for the past seven years, and was the first acolyte instituted in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. www.bayoucatholic.com