Christopher “Drew” Riley, Sr, a native of St. Amant, Louisiana and resident of Wing, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, December 8th 2021, in his home at the age of 61. He is survived by his three sons and daughters-in-law, Christopher Drew Riley, Jr and Jacki Riley, MSgt Clinton Riley and Michelle Riley, Clifton Riley and Jessica Odom; his daughter, Catherine Riley; his mother, Barbara Riley; His siblings, Dean and Libby Riley, Jeff and Denise Riley, Nancy and Stacey LeBourgeious, Beth and Dewey Frederic, and Peter Riley; six grandchildren, Courtney Riley, Destiny Riley, Elin Riley, Damion Riley, Raylan Welp, and Rustin Riley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his father, Billy Dean Riley, Sr. and close cousin Tony Savoy. Visitation will be held at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, Louisiana on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 from 9am until service time at 11am. Entombment will follow in Hope Haven Garden of Memory Mausoleum in Gonzales. Pallbearers will be Chris Califf, Christopher Drew Riley, Jr, Clay Savoy, Mike Savoy, MSgt Clinton Riley, Clifton Riley, Brian Riley, and Ricky Duplessis. Honorary Pallbearer will be Dewey Frederic. Drew was a retired communications tech and crawfisherman. He attended East Ascension High School and was a 17 year member of the St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department. Drew lived the simple life, spending his time fishing, cooking, and loving on his grandkids. He was a selfless man that would drop everything he was doing to help someone in need, regardless of who you were. His one-of-a-kind sense of humor and late night Facebook trolling will be sorely missed. He taught us all that having very little and being kind was the only way of life. All he needed was the love of his family, a NASCAR race, some whiskey, and a good pot of jambalaya cooking and he was set. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.oursofh.com for the Riley family.
