Amant J. LABADIE

LABADIE, Amant J., 89, of Valrico, passed away January 31, 2005, at the Beacon Pointe Assited Living Facilities in Tampa. A funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Monday morning, February 7, 2005, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at the corner of Twiggs and Florida Avenue in Tampa with Father Louis J. Lambert, S.J., to officiate. The family will receive friends at the church hall following the conclusion of the funeral mass. A Tampa native, Amant was a retired salesman for Inland Container Corporation, a member of the Church of the Nativity in Brandon, a graduate of Tampa College High School in 1933 and a U.S. Merchant Marine serving during World War II. Amant was very active with the Meals on Wheel Program and was preceded in death by a son, Terrace Labadie and his wife, Anna, on July 21, 2004. He is survived by his loving family, his five sons, David Labadie and wife, Victoria, of Riverview, Bruce Labadie and wife, Barbara, and Tim Labadie and wife, Pat, both of Dade City, James A. Labadie a nd wife, Laura, of Indian Rocks Beach, and Steve Labadie of Tampa; a daughter, Judy Cherry and husband, Bud, of Pass-A-Grille, Fla.; two daughters-in-law, Ellen Theis of Brandon and Susan Labadie of Tampa; a brother, Joseph Labadie of Tampa; nine grandchildren, Leta, Erin, Jeff, Jennifer, Sara, Rachel, Jenna, Stephen and Adam; and three stepgrandchildren, Matthew, Christopher and Michael Willy. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, to please make a donation to LifePath Hospice, 3010 West Azeele St., Tampa, FL 33609, in the memory of Amant J. Labadie. Final interment will be 2 p.m., Monday afternoon, February 7, 2005, graveside at Limona Cemetery, at the corner of North Lakewood and Limona Roads in Brandon. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society Tampa Bay, Florida 1-800-467-7850 Published in the TBO.com on 2/3/2005.