Earl Paul Alonzo Jr.

Baton Rouge, LA - Earl Paul "Chug" Alonzo, Jr., age 78 years, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, in The Butterfly Wing of The Hospice of Baton Rouge after lengthy complications following cancer surgery.

He is survived by his brother Dennis L. Alonzo of New Orleans, his devoted sister who took loving care of him for years Janet Kay Alonzo Fulmer, and her husband Kenneth R. Fulmer, Jr. of Baton Rouge and his nephew Tyler Paul Fulmer of The Hague, Netherlands.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents Ida Mae Rome Alonzo and Earl P. Alonzo, Sr., grandparents Ida Oubre Rome and Ulysses J. Rome, Sr., and Corine Falcon Alonzo and Anatole A. Alonzo and uncles Ulysse J. Rome, Jr., Clarence J. Alonzo and Lester M. Alonzo.

In high school Paul was the Wolf mascot at Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge. He also attended Sacred Heart of Jesus elementary, St. Ben's Seminary and the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He was a veteran of the United States Army.

For most of his life Paul worked in the hospitality and restaurant industry in New Orleans and in the Caribbean. He loved to cook, especially classic South Louisiana cuisine, celebrate holidays, and listen to classical music. He spent several of his retirement years caring for his parents and uncles and maintaining family property. In his final years he faithfully watched televised Catholic news and Masses from around the U.S. and the world and was a dedicated fan of European soccer.

The family would like to thank all of the doctors and medical personnel for the years of care, the employees of St. Clare Manor for their care in his last months and the staff of The Butterfly Wing for their kindness in his last days, as well as all the many friends and relatives for their prayers.

Visitation will be at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baton Rouge beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jerry Martin. Interment will follow in the family plot in Greenoaks Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baton Rouge or St. Ben's Seminary in Covington.