Pat Manuel

August 11, 1947 — September 26, 2018

James Patrick Manuel, 71, passed away on

September 26, 2018 at a hospice facility in

Beaumont, TX.

Mr. Manuel was born in Ville Platte, LA and

attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

After Pat’s education he served his country during the

Vietnam War in the United States Air Force. He lived

most of his life in Lake Charles, LA where he worked

for Union National Insurance and Security Plan

Insurance companies. He was well known in the Lake

Charles community for his generosity and loved by

his many clients. In his free time he enjoyed hunting

and fishing. His family remembers him as a positive

role model and a kind and gentle man. He most of all

enjoyed being with his family, especially his

grandchildren, and will be dearly missed.

He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Kayla Legrand

Manuel; two children, Chad Manuel, and Amber

Alston and her husband, Keith; four grandchildren,

Hayden, Peyton, Mason, and Layken; and two

siblings, Danny Manuel and his wife, Tonnie, and

Connie Fontenot and her husband, Kerwin.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Emile and

Eura Manuel.

A memorial service will be held at Johnson Funeral

Home on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 3PM. Rev.

Randy Edwards will officiate. Cremation has been

entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will

be at the funeral home Saturday, October 6 at 1PM

until the start of the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made

in Pat’s memory to the Pancreatic Cancer Action

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