Thomas Lee Bourgeois

Thomas Lee (Big Boo) Bourgeois, Sr. entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior into his Kingdom on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 8:58AM at age 79, with his family by his side. Thomas was a native of Marrero, Louisiana and a resident of Harvey, Louisiana for the past 41 years.

Beloved husband of Sigrid "Sigie" Bourgeois. Loving father of Kathy Bourgeois Perkins (Tayl) and Thomas Lee Bourgeois, Jr. (Denise). Son of the late Joseph Adam Bourgeois and Flossie Rodrigue Bourgeois. Brother of Ethel Serpas (Eddie), Liz Pekinto (Pete), Benny Bourgeois (Terry), and the late Ruth Blouin (Victor), and Helen Bourgeois. Devoted Grandfather of Brandie Eserman, Sandy Bourgeois, Cassie Perkins, Brandon Eserman, and Chase Perkins. Great Grandfather of Breah Lawson and Alyssa Duplan.

Mr. Bourgeois served his country in the United States Airforce as a First Class Airman for 8 years and retired in 2003 from Avondale Shipyard as an Assistant Superintendent after 38 years of service.

He loved his wife, family and enjoyed his home, gardening, landscaping, painting landscape portraits, fishing, and vacationing. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 9:30AM to 11:00 AM with a funeral service to follow in the chapel at Westside Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 5101 Wesbank Expressway Marrero, Louisiana. Interment will follow at Westlawn Park Cemetery, Gretna, Louisiana. Online condolences available at www.westsideleitzeagan.com