Owen, you have been a good friend and you will always be a good friend. May you rest in peace, sir.

Jerome and I are very sorry for your loss .  Owen was a sweet and kind man.  He will be missed by all his family and friends.  RIP Owen.

First I want to send my heartfelt condolences to Lizeth and all of Owen’s loved ones. He was a great guy & he will be dearly missed by all who knew him. 

I met Owen many years ago when we worked for Petrocom. He was a kind and humble man who always helped others. He was steadfast & reliable in every way. He was one of the best coworkers I ever had the pleasure to work with.  Rest in Peace my Friend.

Hearing that Owen passed was difficult. I owe so much in my life to him. He hired and gave me a chance almost ten years ago. Having this opportunity has opened many doors for me and my family. I will forever be thankful for the opportunity to learn and grown under Owen. He was more than a boss, he was a friend and leader to us all. He was someone I felt that I always had something to learn from him, even in his retirement. 

As he always said, he wore “many hats” with the company, but being a friend was the most important. His door was open to anyone for anything. If you were to visit the office you would never know who is in charge because Owen had no problem, rolling up his sleeves and helping any of us with whatever we had going on. Owen has helped me in so many ways. He has guided me to being a better husband, father, and employee. 

We were all better people for having our lives touched by Owen. The world was a better place because of him and he will always be missed.

Owen was always the calm one in the room in the midst of chaos and arguing during some wild staff meetings.  He allowed me to be his manager while teaching me everything he knew about running field operations and customer service.   He was excellent at his job, loved by his employees and took on even more responsibility to create Petrocom's first Health, Safety and Environmental program - an absolute requirement before Petrocom could take on it's largest ever customer, BP,  providing satellite and telecoms to all of BP's largest deepwater platforms.    He was a great friend to me.  I was lucky to have spent time golfing, fishing, playing softball and eating out with Owen.   He was great company, the first person to get me to taste wasabi.  I only wish we could have had more time together.

This one has been rough

 Lizeth, Ethan, Gavin, and to all of Owen’s family and loved ones, my sincerest condolences for your loss.  He will surely be missed, and though he may no longer walk amongst us, our memories of him will carry on forever. 

Owen took a chance on a long-shot ruffian from the Westbank and hired him back in 2000, and little did he know he would be stuck with me for 25 years. I was pretty clueless, but he took me under his wing, showed me the ropes, and in those 25 years we became good friends. 

We shared many meals, cocktails, stories, and plenty of frustrations over LSU and Saints football and I wouldn’t trade a single one of those memories for all the crawfish in Louisiana. 

Rest in Peace my Bother. Rest in Peace.

My heartfelt thoughts and condolences go out to his family and loved ones.
Owen was an inspiring colleague, always bringing a natural sense of calm and strength to the Team.

I was saddened to hear about Owen’s passing. We shared many good times at PetroCom, and I’ll always remember his love of strong Community Coffee with chicory, along with his warmth, humor and generous spirit. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.

I first met Owen when I began working for Petrocom in the late 1990s. He was a good supervisor and even better friend. Rest in Peace my friend.

Owen was one of the best managers and friends, a true gentleman.  Rest in peace, O.

So sorry for your loss- always enjoyed talking with Owen. Always wanted to help me when I had an issue.  Sending prayers for Owen and family.

I met Owen through playing golf with him  over the past two years. Even though he was receiving his his cancer treatments, (2x per month),  he never complained of nor mentioned any medical issues. Owen was a kind, humble, brave man who had qualities any person should want to emulate. Moreover, he kicked my butt everytime we played. Maybe because I'm that bad at golf or more likely Owen was pretty good. I will surely miss him.

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Owen Michael Labourdette

March 31, 1962 – May 14, 2026

Grace Funeral Home & St. Lazarus of Bethany Memorial Garden

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