Ricky J. Bonin

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE New Iberia - Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at Pellerin Funeral Home Chapel in New Iberia, for Ricky James Bonin, 54, who passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2009 in New Iberia. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate. Born on August 23, 1955 in New Iberia, Ricky was a graduate of Catholic High, and worked for the City of New Iberia in the Parks and Recreation Department. He enjoyed softball and baseball, and was a softball umpire, a basketball referee, and a coach for Biddy Basketball in City Park. Most recently, Rickey was inducted into the LA USSSA Softball Hall of Fame. Survivors include his brothers, Hayward Bonin, Sr. and wife Margaret, Roy P. Bonin and wife Sally, Ronald Boo Bonin and wife Gloria all of New Iberia; companion, Aline Polk of New Iberia; step son, Jacob Lopez of Kansas; his best friend who was like a brother, Leroy Migues of New Iberia; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents, Claude and Lillian Maynard Bonin; and a nephew, Dwight Bonin. Pallbearers will be Hayward Moose Bonin, Jr., John Bonin, Leroy Migues, Kevin Bonin, Jacob Lopez, and Randy Benoit. Honorary pallbearers include Susan Claire Bertrand, Latrelle Marie Benoit, Jeff Bonin, Guy Bonin, Karen Goodyear, and Pat Thibodeaux. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday from 12 Noon until 9:00 PM at Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, in New Iberia. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 PM Tuesday. Visitation will continue Wednesday from 8:00 AM until 10:30 AM Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.