Paul Joseph LaRocca, age 91, “went to meet the Big Boy” on November 12, 2015. Paul is survived by his daughter, Mary Clare LaRocca Pratt (Jack); sons, Clifford S. Wright (Jane), Paul J. LaRocca, Jr. (Janice); sister, Carmella LaRocca Church; grandchildren, Mark, Chris, Matthew, Sarah, Katie and John; and great-grandchildren, Ellie, Katie, Maggie, Mary Clare, Jack, Graham, Grayson and Luke; and many loving nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Winnie Vonderhaar LaRocca; his parents, Nicholas LaRocca and Josephine Pizzo LaRocca; brothers, Rosario LaRocca and Anthony LaRocca; sister Rosemary LaRocca Foley; and granddaughter Erin Wright.
He retired after over 40 years of service from Pellerin Milnor Corp. as Vice-President/ Comptroller and was a distinguished member of the Kiwanis Club of Northshore Mandeville.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on November 21, 2015 at St. Benilde Catholic Church in Metairie, LA at 12:00 noon. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum Mausoleum.
