HAROLD FERGUSON BAYONNE, JR.

Harold Ferguson Bayonne, Jr.

1949-2009

 

 

Harold Ferguson BayonnE,Jr. passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Ochsner Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Juney, as he was known to all, was the last of five children of Augusta Hicks Bayonne and the late Harold F, Bayonne, Sr.

 

Juney attended Washington Elementary School in Kenner, Louisiana and graduated from Shrewsbury High School. As a teenager he learned carpentry from his father and worked in construction all of his life. Harold Jr. had a great sense of humor and was adored by his grandchildren who got a kick out of the funny things he said to them. He was an avid reader and especially enjoyed western novels and the mystery novels of Walter Mosely and James Patterson. Juney loved his dogs and his bike, Sugar.

 

Harold married Charlene Heard and together they had one son, Dino. Following a divorce, he met Deborah Reid Norah of Metairie, Louisiana. To this union, two daughters were born, Simone and Ingrid.

 

Harold, Jr. is survived by a large family which includes his mother, Augusta Bayonne of Metairie, LA; his son, Harold "Dino" Bayonne, III (Tracee)of Florida; two daughters, Simone Yvette Norah and Ingrid Niesha Norah (Jason Brown) of LaPlace, LA. There are four sisters: Patricia Bayonne(Gerald) Johnson of Spokane, WA; Jacqueline Bayonne of Seattle, WA; Annette Rodgers of Metairie, LA; and Carol Bayonne of New Orleans, LA. He will be missed by many nieces, nephew, aunts,uncles and cousins. 

 

A funeral mass was held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2009 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church, 1908 Short Street, Kenner, LA. Father Miles, celebrant. Interment: Providence memorial Park, Metairie, LA.

 

It is hard to believe that my handsome brother has been dead almost three and one half years. He was the last of the Bayonne siblings to be born and the first to go.

 

2 February 2013