Brad Louis LAPEYROLERIE

Brad Louis Lapeyrolerie, Jr., 36, of Bridge City, died Friday, July 8, 2005, at St. Mary Hosptial in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Jim McClintock, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will begin Monday at 4:00 p.m. and a wake service will be at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Anchorage, Alaska on October 13, 1968, Brad had lived in Bridge City for most of his life. He was a graduate of Bridge City High School and Lamar University in Beaumont where he received degrees in marketing and criminal justice. He was a narcotics detective with the Port Arthur Police Department assigned to the Jefferson County Task Force. Brad was a cystic fibrosis patient and was the recipient of a double lung transplant. He was a true inspiration to other CF patients and their families. He will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, son, grandson, brother and fellow police officer. Brad was preceded in death by his brother, James Lapeyrolerie, grandfather, James Compton, and uncle, Rick Compton. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lapeyrolerie; daughter, Kaylee Lapeyrolerie; parents, Brad and Brenda Lapeyrolerie; grandparents, Ethel Compton, A.J. "Buster" and Audrey Lapeyrolerie; sister, Aimee Lapeyrolerie, all of Bridge City. Brad is also survived by his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Linda and Dave Allison; brother-in-law, David Allison, Jr., of Mauriceville; nephew and niece, Colton and Sara Allison of Mauriceville; nephew, James Ruggles of Bridge City; special cousin, Ann Lieby of Bridge City; God-mother, Susan Finch of Groves and many friends in the community and the police department. Pallbearers will be Marcelo Molfino, Alton Baise, Jon Carona, Paul Arvizo, Chris Billiot, Joseph Paul, Robert Cartwright, David Allison and Fred Hanauer. Honorary pallbearers will be Jennifer Crafton, Steve Flores, Mike Hebert, Scott Stout, Anthony Darby, Aaron Warren, Robert Brown and Scott Wade. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 50 Briar Hollow Lane, Suite 310W, Houston, TX 77027. 800 Highland Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-7161 claybarfuneralhome.com