Gordon Alexander Pugh

Born in Plaquemine on July 30, 1937, he died in Baton Rouge on Monday, July 20, 2009. He was 71. After serving his country in the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General Corps, he went on to practice law for 44 years and was a partner in the firm of Breazeale, Sachse&Wilson. Visitation at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 2250 Main St., on Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. until memorial Mass at 11 a.m., with Most Rev. Shelton J. Fabre, celebrant. Survived by his wife, Camilla R. Pugh, of Baton Rouge; daughter and son-in-law, Rachal and James Winger, of Seattle; and two sons and a daughter-in-law, Sprague and Alice Pugh, of Baton Rouge, and Tison Pugh, of Orlando, Fla. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Mary Frances, Satcher and Augustus Pugh and Avery and Trevor Thibodeaux; brother and sister-in-law, Sprague and Pat Pugh, of Baton Rouge; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Millie and Sonny Bonacorso, of Baton Rouge, and Bette and Todd Hartsfield, of Phoenix. Preceded in death by his parents, Sprague and Vivien Pugh, who were of Plaquemine; an infant daughter, Anne Rachal Pugh; and son, Gordon Pugh Jr. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to either Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, 4837 Revere Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808, or St. Paul Adult Learning Center, 3920 Gus Young Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70802.