Jack Vick Scardina, a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the age of 88. He graduated from Istrouma High School in 1945. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy having served his country in World War II. He retired in 1990 from Ciba-Geigy where he worked as maintenance supervisor. Jack is survived by his children, Sandy Nicholas and Terry Parish and husband, John; 11 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, Philip Scardina and wife, Carol, Ann Helouin and husband, Larry, and Betty Stott and husband, Bob; and nieces, Wava Wray, Cherlyn Ducklow, and Julie Bryant. He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie; his parents, Vick and Annie Accardo Scardina; and son-in-law, Joey Nicholas. Visitation will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church on Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow on the grounds of Greenoaks Memorial Park. Special thanks to Old Jefferson Community Care Center for their caring service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
