Daniel Coty Crochet

Daniel Coty Crochet, 33, of Westlake died at 2:00 AM on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.

Daniel was born on December 5, 1979 in Lake Charles and was raised and lived all of his life in Westlake. He attended Westlake High School and was a graduate of Sowela Technical Institute with a degree in instrumentation and electronics. Daniel was a welder all of his working life and recently opened his own company Superior Designs. He attended Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church where he was involved with A.C.T.S. Missions and also attended St. John Bosco Catholic Church.

He was a family man and loved spending time with his wife and children. Daniel also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and football.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Amanda Crochet of Westlake; six children, Gabriel, Kaden, Carli, Collyne, Alexandra, and Beau Crochet all of Westlake; his parents, Wade and Sue Ellen Crochet of Lake Charles; two brothers, Jamie Lynn Guidry and wife Hope of Conway, AR and Chad David Guidry and partner Bobby Burch of Houston, TX; and his grandparents, L.G. and Bobby Lopez of Sulphur.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Matthew Vaughn Crochet; their infant baby, Baby Crochet; and a cousin, Erica Lopez.

A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Monsignor James Gaddy will officiate. Burial will follow in New Ritchie Cemetery in Moss Bluff under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will begin on Wednesday from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM with a Cursillo Rosary being held at 6:30 PM. Visitation will continue on Thursday in the funeral home from 8:00 AM until 10:30 AM. Following the burial, a gathering of family and friends will be held at St. Theodore Catholic Church Hall.

In lieu of flowers, donations can may be made to Amanda Crochet, Access Credit Union of Louisiana in memory of Daniel Crochet.