John Daniel Cormier

John Daniel "JD" Cormier, 59, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 onboard the Norwegian "Spirit" Cruise Ship. Born in Bremerton Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wash., on Sept. 14, 1952, he was the son of Mrs. Amarant M. Cormier and the late Norman G. Cormier. He was a graduate of Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge. John earned an Associate's Degree from Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa. He received police certification from Forsyth Technical Community College, in Winston-Salem, NC. In 1974, John joined the Kernersville Police Department. In 1978, he returned to Baton Rouge and joined the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. He retired with 30 years of service from the Sheriff's Office. In 2008, he was elected Constable of Ward 3 District 2 East Baton Rouge Parish. John was a member of Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church at LSU. John was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents John and Augusta Cormier, who were of Libby, Mont.; and maternal grandparents, Daniel and Marie Kanzler, who were of Ritzville, Wash. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Amarant M. Cormier, of Kernersville; brothers, Paul Norman Cormier and wife Barbara, of Baton Rouge, and Thomas Aaron Cormier and wife Debbie, of Kernersville; nieces; Kathryne Cormier Bulger and husband U.S. Army Major Ryan Bulger, of Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and Chelsey Danielle Cormier, of Baton Rouge; nephew, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Seth Christian Cormier, of Twentynine Palms, Calif.; great-nieces, Annabelle Marie Bulger and Lila Elizabeth Bulger; and great-nephew, Jackson James Bulger, all of Fort Leavenworth; and very special friend, Kay Dobie, of Greensboro, N.C. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge with the Rev. Gary Peterson officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory in Kernersville, N.C., with the Rev. Dr. Dwight D. Shellaway officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 323 Hopkins Road, Kernersville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church, 3235 Dalrymple Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Arrangements by Rabenhorst Funeral Home East.