Jerome L. "Rommy" Tujague, Jr.

“Rommy” as he was known to his family and friends was a native New Orleanian who moved to Nashville in 2006. He was born in 1942 to Jerome L. Tujague, Sr. and Anita Fox Tujague. He graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans in 1959 and the University of Southern Mississippi in 1963.

He then worked in his family's pasta manufacturing business, National Food Products (Luxury), with his father until 1983. Later, he owned three Quikrete, Inc. franchises in New Orleans, Pensacola and Houston.

Rommy met his future wife, Judy Holten, in New Orleans in 1966 and they were soon married. A large family came quickly. If Rommy was happy while engaged in various athletic pursuits—hunting, fishing, skiing, boating—he was even happier when joined by any of his five daughters and three sons. He presided as the Tujague family “camp director”, often taking the kids in his boat to ski, tube or fish. There were also epic family trips to France, the Bahamas and long car trips to the American West and New England.

As his children themselves married, Rommy became "Papa"—the grandfather always eager to do cannonballs and play games in the pool amid happy screams and yelps. He loved telling bedtime stories and writing original tales. Rommy was the epitome of a southern gentleman known as much for his humility as for his integrity, loyalty and patience.

A devout Catholic, Rommy served as a eucharistic minister at St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie. He was awarded Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and was active in Worldwide Marriage Encounter.

The family is thankful for the care he received in his final days from The Harmony at Bellevue and Alive Hospice.

Survivors include: his sister Jennifer Tujague; wife Judith Holten Tujague; children Michelle Tujague Hallock (James), Jennifer Tujague, Jerome Tujague III (Lucy), Jean-Paul Tujague (Alison), Jeremy Tujague (Meb), Judith Tujague Robert (Jonathan), Margaret Tujague Lucas (Corby), and Nancy Tujague Harper (Sam); grandchildren Elizabeth Gaddis (Aaron), James Hallock III, Kathryn Hallock, Margaret Hord (Davis), Nick Yurek (Jess), Aiden Tujague Meyer, Elliot Tujague Meyer, Jerome Tujague IV (Alyssa), Andrew Tujague (Liz), Stephen Tujague, Mary Lucy Tujague, Michael Tujague, Marguerite Tujague, John Tujague, Jean-Paul Tujague, Jr., Gabriel Tujague, Arden Tujague, Ainsley Tujague, Holten Tujague, Jr., Ryan Tujague, Jack Robert, Will Robert, Taylor Robert, Tanner Robert, Grace Lucas, Jackson Lucas, Ben Lucas, Wesley Harper, and Shelby Harper; great grandchildren Lucy Gaddis, Charlotte Gaddis, Jay Yurek, and Tommy Tujague.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at St. Francis Xavier Church, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie, Louisiana 70005 on Friday, January 7, 2022, with visitation at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. followed by Mass at noon. Interment will follow the services at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery with a graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made to Jesuit High School 4133 Banks St., New Orleans, LA 70119, or Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4521 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115.

To view the service virtually, a link will be provided at www.lakelawnmetairie.com