Paul Peter Siragusa

Paul Peter Siragusa passed away May 5, 2020 at the age of 76 of natural causes. He was born August 28, 1943 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, but moved to New Orleans in 1960. He cherished a marriage of 48 years to wife, Lucienne Siragusa, a commercial artist who taught all mediums of art and even calligraphy. With her, he had two children, the late Eric Sebastian Siragusa and Paul John Siragusa. Paul received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Loyola University of the South in May 1966, majoring in Economics and minoring in accounting. While in college, he worked for the New Orleans Agency of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in the accounting and policyholders’ service division. While working for the insurance company, he attended a pension school at Louisiana State University where he was awarded a certificate by the Institute of Insurance Marketing of Louisiana State University. He continued his education at Loyola, where he earned his M.B.A. in May of 1969. After these many accomplishments as a scholar, he still sought to further his education, and obtained his lifetime teaching certificate from Louisiana State University in Office Occupation (Business Studies) in the spring of 1984. He began his career in teaching at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, where he taught Macro-economics and Marketing, and even prepared a new course to be added to the curriculum in the field of marketing: International Marketing 473. Paul was a faculty member of Delgado Division of Business Studies for a full decade, while also serving as a part-time faculty member of St. Mary Dominican College in his final two years there. His career was a testament to his ability to adapt and enlighten wherever he went: he taught courses at the Jackson Barracks Work Training Facility (medium-security prison), was an instructor in the Office Occupations Department at West Jefferson Technical Institute, and spearheaded the Account Clerk program at the New Orleans Regional Technical program. He even served to edit a textbook on Accounting. Paul was distinguished twice with the honor of being named Instructor of the Year—once in 1987 and then again in 1996 for the Trade and Industrial Division for Region 1. His gift for mentoring and leadership extended beyond the classroom and even beyond the realm of business, marketing and accounting. Paul was also active in the Boy Scouts and in the church, having served as the director for 10 years on the Ministry for the Poor for the church. He was awarded the Cathedral Award and the Order of St. Louis by the Archdiocese for his dedication. Paul was a longtime parishioner of Divine Mercy Parish in Kenner where he was a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the Men’s Club. He is also recognized as a 4th degree Knight of the Knights of the Columbus and a community volunteer for the Kenner Police Department. Paul is predeceased in death by his parents, Sebastian and Julia Asaro Siragusa; his aunt, Frances Siragusa; his sister, Dr. Josephine Daigle; his son, Eric Sebastian Siragusa; and his wife, Lucienne “Lucy” Siragusa. Paul is survived by his son, Paul John Siragusa; his daughter-in-law, Lauren Gaspard Siragusa; his grandson Grayson Paul Siragusa; and his sister Marie Sheffield.

Due to the current attendance restrictions pertaining to the Coronavirus, the family will gather for a private visitation and service. There will, however, be a live stream on Facebook Live beginning at twelve o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, May 15, 2020, which may be accessed by visiting Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home’s Facebook Page,

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In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lighthouse for the Blind, 123 State St New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 899-4501 or Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place West Suite 230 Landover, MD 20785 (301) 459-3700.