Breaux Bridge - A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge for Ronald "Humphrey" Champagne, 73, who passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Lafayette General Medical Center.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Friday and continue on Saturday at 8:00 am until 11:00 am.
A rosary will be prayed by Deacon Ken Soignier at 7:00 pm on Friday.
Deacon Marcel "Butch" Hebert will officiate at the Funeral Service. Interment will follow at St. Bernard Mausoleum - No. 2 in Breaux Bridge.
Ronnie began his 23 years of service with Texas Iron Works on September 5, 1978 as a Service Technician and then Service Manager in the Lafayette District Office. It did not take long for TIW to realize his potential, so in May of 1980, he was promoted to Assistant District Manager of Youngsville and then was further promoted into Sales in 1983. Prior to joining Texas Iron Works, he worked for Pelican Well Service, Delta Drilling, Sea Board Well Service as a floor hand & then promoted to Driller and Frank’s Casting Crews. Ronnie left TIW in 1984 to work for A-1 Bit and Tool Company, only to return to TIW in October 1988 as a Service Technician in Youngsville. He was promoted into Sales in 1990 and in 1993 transferred to the newly created Window Cutting Division and continued to work out of the Youngsville District Office. He traveled all over the United States and overseas servicing and running window cutting products until his retirement in May 2011.
He was known to many as, "Ronnie", "Champ", or "Humphrey". Ronnie was a member of the Breaux Bridge Quarterback Club. He loved barbecuing, attending football games and most of all, spending time with his family and friends. Ronnie will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Elaine Dumatrait Champagne; son, Brian J. Champagne (Ramona); daughters, Dana Champagne Guidry (Will) and Tricia Champagne Robin (Terry); brothers, Merrill Joseph Champagne, Eugene Badgett and Glenn Badgett; sisters, Ruby Spear, Dolores "Dee" Beyer, and Clara Fischer; grandchildren, Brock Champagne, Payton Champagne Wyatt (Jordan), Trent Robin, Trista Robin, Craig Guidry, Connor Guidry, Laticia Meaux, and Hunter Meaux; great-grandchildren, Elise Noel Champagne, Rhett Meaux, Remington Meaux, Aleigha LeBlanc, Amelia Brown, and Greyson Martin; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie L. Coles Champagne; father, Maurell Champagne; biological father, Samuel Paul Badgett; son, Craig John Champagne; and sister, Joyce Harris.
Pallbearers will be Brian J. Champagne, Brock Champagne, Terry Robin, Trent Robin, Craig Guidry, and Connor Guidry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Merrill Joseph Champagne, Will Guidry, Nathan "Butch" Coles, Timmy Dumatrait, and Ray Broussard.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mr. Ronnie's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude.org/donate.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.
To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com
