Gerald Dwayne "Bubby" Saucier

Bubby was preceded in death by his parents; Wanda Elaine Saucier McFarlin, R. J. “Frenchie” Saucier, and stepson; Joseph Trenton Herring.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 36 years; Patrice Pruitt Saucier, his sons; Lester Saucier and wife Leslie Sazon, Gerald Saucier Pilkey and Jamie Hagan, daughters-in-law; Yenid Herring and Lori Hagan, granddaughters; Lucille Saucier and Isabelle Herring, sisters; Kathy McDainel, husband Leonard, and Kristi Stewart, husband Doug, brothers; Lester Saucier, wife Gail, and Terry Saucier, wife Jahn and their extended families of nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
Early in his childhood, the family moved to Maplewood where Bubby embraced being a “Maplewood kid.” His fondest childhood memories were being a lifeguard at Ward 4 Recreation Pool. He continued service in the Maplewood community between 1966 and 1970 as assistant coach at Maplewood Jr High School while attending McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in Education from McNeese in 1971, he became the official Head Coach of Maplewood Jr High School and continued at McNeese College, achieving a Masters in Education in 1977. After ten years as a Head Coach he moved to Freeport, Texas and became a supervisor for Allwaste Services. In 1983 he moved back to Maplewood to become Supervisor of the new Allwaste Office in Sulphur, LA. In 1987 his first love of coaching called him back into education where he taught Algebra and coached at Dequincy High School and then at Sulphur High School. He was Assistant Principal at Vinton High School for three years, then Assistant Principal at Lewis Middle School for three years, Vincent Settlement for two years, and as fate would have it, he became principal of Maplewood Middle School for three years before retiring in 2003. After retirement, Bubby worked as an Assistant Golf Professional at Koasati Pines Golf Course in Kinder, La., L’Auberge Golf Course in Lake Charles, La., and Bayou Desiard Country Club in Monroe, La., and Beaver Creek Golf Course in Zachary. La. Not only was he the head pro at Beaver Creek, he was the Tournament Director. He was most proud of giving golf lessons and seeing the joy it gave to all those he taught. His love for golf has been passed down to so many in the golf community.
Services will be held at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home located at 107 W. Napoleon Street, Sulphur, LA. on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm with service between 2:30-3:30pm and visitation continuing until 4:30pm.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, we are taking donations for the establishment of the Coach Shannon Suarez and Coach Bubby Saucier Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of these two men. This will benefit and be a blessing to our future golfers.

Please make checks payable to the foundation and either drop off at any Hancock Whitney Bank branch or mail to:
Bear Suarez
67 Beech St
Sulphur, LA 70663.
Alternatively, you can make a donation via PayPal to: @SuarezSaucier

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.robisonfuneralhome.com