Longtime resident Constance Shoesmith Deck of Metairie, LA, died April 21, 2024, of natural causes. She was 84 years young, and a beloved wife, daughter and aunt. Born in Sanford, Maine, Connie was a graduate of Rogers Hall School for Girls in Lowell, MA, and Duke University. Upon graduating, she worked for the Psychiatry Department at Duke, then transferred with her team to LSU and a new life in New Orleans. It was here she met and married Richard L. Deck, a Shell Company executive, and they made their home in Metairie for over 50 years. Connie enjoyed playing golf, reading, socializing and most of all, travelling the world with friends and family. Later in life her interests turned to keeping up with Duke sports, as well as her beloved Saints, Tigers and Pelicans.
Connie was predeceased by her husband, Richard, of 49 years. She is survived by nephews Harold (Patrice) Hansen Jr., of Cornish, ME; Thomas (Deborah) Hansen, of La Quinta, CA; Jon (Patricia) Hansen, of Kennebunk, ME; niece Elizabeth (Robert) Tracy, of Woodbury, MN; and several great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Services were private.