Mansoor "Bill" A. Roohi

Mansoor “Bill” A. Roohi passed away on March 14, 2020, surrounded by his family. Bill is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Diane Heriard Roohi, his children, William “Bill” Roohi and wife Alma, Allison Roohi and Andrea Roohi Bonnette, his 3 grandchildren, Madeline Roohi, Brandon Roohi, and Hannah Bonnette. He is also survived by his brother Teimoor Roohi and his wife Tahereh, his sister Sadat, sister-in-law Mary Heriard, nieces, nephews and countless friends and colleagues. He is preceded in death by his son Kevin Roohi, his parents, his mother-in-law and father-in-law, and brother Mohammed. Born on August 1, 1936, Bill grew up in Iran before coming to the United States to attend school. He attended Southeastern University in Hammond, LA where he received a chemistry degree and met his wife. Bill’s infamous first days in the United States involved almost being hit by a car by someone who later became his best friend; however, Bill quickly learned how to both navigate the roads of this new country and the world of business. He went through the naturalization process and became a U.S. citizen and truly lived the American dream. He built a career in the bottled water business in New Orleans and ultimately became President of Kentwood Spring Water. At Kentwood he created the 10K sports drink which unseated Gatorade as the market share leader in local states. He later purchased Abita Springs Water Company and was President until its sale in 2007 after which he retired. His tireless work ethic and uncanny decision-making ability catapulted both regional water businesses to tremendous levels of success while employing hundreds of people. He was routinely interviewed by the press during his professional career during the many public water system failures and was known as “Mr. Bottled Water” throughout the area.

Bill was fearless, lived life to the fullest and was a fan of golfing, horseracing, casinos, his beloved New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers, for which he was a devoted fan and season ticket holder for most of his adult life. He rarely missed a game and traveled with the Saints for several years when his company was one of the team sponsors. He loved attending sporting events including The Kentucky Derby, Final Fours, The Masters, College World Series, National Championship football games and Superbowls, including the Saints win in Miami. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family whom he absolutely adored and who meant everything to him. He provided a very blessed life to his family and enjoyed countless dinners, sporting events, beach trips, holiday gatherings and vacations of a lifetime with them. He was an extremely devoted husband, father and grandfather and was limitless in his love and generosity.

Given the current circumstances of the pandemic the burial service will be private, however, friends and colleagues will be invited to attend a service to commemorate Bill’s life at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to www.KickinParkinsons.com.

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