Daniel Michael "Danny" Dupont was born June 2, 1949. Passed away peacefully at his home with his family surrounding him on Sunday, June 4, 2023. He was a resident of Lafitte, LA and the son of the late John Michael Dupont and Flora Gaskill Dupont of Sea Level, North Carolina, and the son-in-law of the late Alfred and Rosemary Basse Sr.
Danny is preceded in death by his wife, Veronica Basse Dupont. He is the father of Danny M. Dupont Jr. (Pepper) of Marrero, Monica D. Gisclair (Kip) of Barataria, and Sally A. Dupont of Lafitte; grandfather of Marissa B. McGrew (Sam), Dawn A. Dupont, Dylan Gisclair, Abbie Gisclair, and Shelby Gisclair; great grandfather of Samuel Jay McGrew II and Liam Calvert McGrew; brother-in-law of Pamela M. Basse of Barataria and Alfred V. Basse Jr. (Pamela) of Marrero. He is also survived by his two nieces, Jamie Gaudet (Leslie) and Traci Percle, as well as two great nieces, and two great nephews. He is also survived by his extended family in North Carolina.
Danny joined the Job Corps in Idaho before becoming an Army private. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC, and saw action in Vietnam as a private in 1967. In 2017, Danny became a life member of the Lafitte, Barataria, Crown Point Volunteer Fire Department, where he worked as an operator from 1977 to 1987. In 2012, he became First Vice President of the LBCP Board of Directors. In 2018, he became the Communications Officer for the LBCP Fire Department.
A funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Westside Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 5101 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Slidell On Tuesday. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.WestsideLeitzEagan.com for the Dupont family.
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