Andrew Joseph Picard, Jr.

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that our son, husband, brother and friend, Andrew Joseph Picard, Jr., passed away peacefully at home with the love of family and friends surrounding him on Sept. 28, 2021.

A Celebration of Andrew‘s life will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, with Brother Garry Mann officiating.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Visitation will resume Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, from 9 a.m. until the time of his service at 11a.m.

Burial will follow in Sweetlake/Grand Lake Community Cemetery.

Andrew was born in Franklin on July 10, 1968, to Andrew Joseph Picard, Sr., and Patricia Champagne.

Andrew was self-employed and a great provider for his family. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, camping and spending every chance he got out on the water. Andrew was a kind and generous man who was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Andrew is survived by his mother, Patricia Champagne; his wife and best friend of 23 years, Pam Taggart Picard; his beloved fur babies, Missy, Roscoe, Honey, Benny and Bella; his brother, Nolan Sittig (Adrienne); his sisters, Connie Businelle, Christine Pitre, Karen Ashworth (Shane), Stephanie Knowlton and Alicia Jefferson; his sister-in-law, Teresa Lilly; his stepmother, Caldonia Picard; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Andrew was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Joseph Picard, Sr.; his grandmother, Ruth Richard; his mother and father-in-law, Karen and Stephen Taggart; and his sister-in-law, Lisa Lohmeyer.

Those chosen to honor Andrew as his pallbearers will be Gary Davis, Tobias Businelle, Nolan Sittig, Joshua Lilly, Travis Lohmeyer and B.J. Moerbe. Honorary pallbearers will be Kerney Istre, Randy

Honorary pallbearers will be Kerney Istre, Randy Lohmeyer, Kenneth Lilly, Floyd Sistrunk, Pat Gaspard and Robert Lege.

The family would like to thank Dr. Scott Bergeaux, Dr. Phillipe Prouet, Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital, Ochsner Cancer Center of Acadiana and Lamm Family Care Hospice. A special thank you to his hospice nurse Krystal and personal care attendant Sonya for their outstanding care and compassion.

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