Gracie Marie Baugnon

Gracie Sanchez Baugnon died June 17, 2013 in the place she loved, her Metairie home where she lived for the last 43 years. She was 82. Gracie was born in Plattenville, Louisiana, October 25, 1930, the youngest of eight children. Beloved wife of the late Richard F. Baugnon, they met in 1950 at the amusement park where they both worked, Pontchatrain Beach. They were married a year later and together had nine children that Gracie is survived by: Christy Szempruch (Ray), Dede Baugnon-Herda (Jeff), Rick, Diane Stolz (Eddie), John (Gail), Barbara (Ken Smith), Tish Faulk (Perry), David (Meg Rogers-Baugnon) and Michael (Vicky). She is also survived by her two older sisters, Mable Sanchez and Gertrude Mellor. Grandmother to sixteen wonderful children and Great-Grandmother to ten more, Gracie’s impact on those who were privileged to know her will be felt for generations. Gracie was devout in her faith and very active in her church, St. Edward the Confessor. Two of her favorite places to meet with friends included Colonial Country Club and the Hilltoppers. It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to such an amazing woman, but with gladness that we carry her memory with us in our hearts. In the words of St. Paul, Gracie had an abundance of Faith, Hope and Love. The greatest of these was and continues to be Love. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am. Interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.