Jonathan Christopher Fontenot

Jonathan Christopher Fontenot, 48, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana and resident of Luling, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. He is reunited in heaven with his beloved sister Jodie Fontenot, and father, Gordon Fontenot. Jonathan is survived by his devoted wife Sheree Ouber Fontenot and their beautiful children Ava and Owen Fontenot, his mother Emma LeBlanc Fontenot, sister Peggy Fontenot (Joe Broschak), and his step-mother Debbie Bland Fontenot, as well as a large extended family, friends and his lab/shepherd best friend Rosie.

Jonathan graduated from St. Thomas Moore High School in Lafayette, attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville on a soccer scholarship, and played collegiate soccer for several years. He finished his degree at University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, minoring in Business Communication and Marketing. Jonathan later completed several trainings for licenses for Life and Health along with his Series 7. He worked on numerous sales positions, with companies like Infolink, Joiliet, Paychecks, Metlife, AAA, and eventually started his own Independent Agency focusing on small group health plans, and later became a Medicare Specialist.

Donations on behalf of the Jonathan Fontenot family can be made to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Metairie, LA. A memorial visitation will be held on September 11, 2020 at 11:00am at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, LA followed by a memorial service at 1:00pm at Leitz-Eagan. A second memorial visitation will be held in Lafayette, LA on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 11:00am at the Lafayette Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 119 Rena Dr., Lafayette, LA. A memorial service will follow at 12:15pm for the immediate family only. Masks are mandatory when attending services.

Jonathan often said, “Ya’ll gonna miss me when I’m gone!”

That you were right about, Jonathan! May St. Christopher carry you to your final destination into our Lord and Savior’s arms. You will be missed by many!