Mr. Harold A Ducote

Harold A. Ducote was born on June 11, 1921 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Hebon Joseph Ducote and Mary Olive Bell. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 17, 2015 at St. Charles Catholic Church, 900 NE Shady Lane Dr., Kansas City, MO with visitation one hour prior to service. Harold, as he was called is survived by his beloved wife of 73 years, Inez F. Ducote; his brother Hebon J. Ducote, Jr.; Inez’s sister, Frances and her husband, Rodney; his sons, Harold A. Ducote, Jr. and his wife, Ellen; Thomas S. Ducote and his wife, Shirley; Bryan Joseph Ducote and his wife, Sherry. Their daughter, Mary Jane Ducote Peabody is deceased. They are survived by Frances’s daughters Janet and her husband, Rob; and Dana and her husband, Brad. Grandchildren left are: Harold A. Ducote, III and his wife Kathy; John Gerard Ducote, USMC Retired and his wife, Nicole; Bryan C. Ducote and his wife, Heather; Nicole N. Fry and her husband, Tom; Natalie Loomis and her husband, Jeff; Thomas Ducote and his wife, Lisa; Monique Migdol and her husband, Michael; Samantha Estrello and her husband, Javier; Natalie Peabody; Rachael Peabody; Samuel Peabody. Great grandchildren are: Harold A. Ducote, IV; John Gerard Ducote, II; Alex Mowrey; Allen Fry; Aaron Fry; Jack Loomis; Lincoln Loomis; Lucy Loomis; Jane Chadwick; Mary Chadwick; Jack Ducote; Samuel Ducote; Emily Ducote; Sarah Ducote; Elizabeth Ducote, Thomas Ducote; Megan Ducote; Kayleigh Migdol; Will Migdol; Olivia Estrello; Eliana Estrello; Hudson Peabody; Capri Batchelor and Adalee Batchelor . A student at LSU before World War II, Harold married Inez on November 29, 1941 at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. Harold served in the United States Army, rising to the rank of First Lieutenant. Harold fought in North Africa, in the Tunisian Campaign, the Sicilian Campaign and carried out many intelligence missions in Italy, before the invasion. Harold was badly wounded near Bizerte in Tunisia, spending many months in the hospital before returning to limited duty with the Army. Medically retired from the Army, Harold returned to LSU, obtained a degree in chemistry, became a chemist at the Bishop Texas Petro Chemical Plant of Celanese Corporation where he worked until he retired. Harold was a beloved husband, a fierce warrior, gentle and advising parent, grandparent and great grandparent. A member of the greatest generation. Harold will be remembered with love and with pride by all of us and all of those who remain.