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St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 :00 a.m., on Monday, June 28, 2010 , at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville, for Adamar 'A. J.' Dugas, 70, who passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Iberia Medical Center.
Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Loreauville. Msgr. J. Douglas Courville will officiate at the funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Shea Blanchard. Gift Bearers will be Zoe Dugas and Madison Daigle. Music will be provided by Pat Melancon.
A. J. was a veteran of the Vietnam War having honorably served his country in the United States Army. He worked for Venture Transport and Ace Transportation.
A. J. was a loving and supportive husband, father, grandfather, and friend and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his loving wife, Mary Ann LaGrange Dugas, of St. Martinville; three sons, Lyle Dugas and his wife, Stephanie, of Coteau Holmes, Keith Daigle and his wife, Diane, and James Perez and his wife, Dorie, all of New Iberia; two daughters, Charlotte Blanchard and her husband, Dean, of Breaux Bridge, and Junette Ledet and her husband, Chris, of Gonzales; one brother, Dalton Dugas and his wife, Rena, of Coteau Holmes; 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fernest and Zoe Berard Dugas; his two sisters, Aline Dugas and Ulene Guidry; a brother, Harry 'Hop' Dugas; and two nephews, Lee and Lonnie Dugas.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and continue at 8 a .m. until 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Pallbearers will be Brock Daigle, Ryan LaGrange, Edrick Prados, Casey Dugas, Jason Dugas, Orsen Daigle, Jr., and Richard Daigle.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville , LA (337.394.9121), is in charge of arrangements.