Walter J. "Pat" Blaize, Jr.

Walter J. “Pat” Blaize, Jr., entered the gates of Heaven on February 15, 2014 surrounded by his family. Son of the late Walter J. Blaize, Sr. and Alma Ban Blaize. Pat was 87 years old and is survived by Joyce Ansardi Blaize, his wife of 62 years. He is: brother-in-law of Ed Ansardi; loving father to daughters Pamela Dickinson (Bryan), Patti Buras (B.B.), Ann Ollendike (Bill) and son, Walter J. (P.J.) Blaize, III. Grandfather of: Jacob and Patrick Dickinson, Elizabeth Audibert, Brett Buras, Tiffany Baggot, Jacques and Andrea Blaize, Juliana and Blaize Lednicky. He is also survived by 7 great-grandchildren.
Pat graduated from Buras High School and attended L.S.U. before enlisting in the Navy. He served as a petty officer in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War. He was a life long resident of Plaquemines Parish, serving the Buras community for 50 years through his businesses, as owner of “Blaize’s Hardware” and Blaize’s River Launch. He resided in Abita Springs for the past eight years, following Hurricane Katrina. Pat served on the Plaquemines Parish School Board for 14 years, 6 terms as President and was responsible for many of the improvements that are in effect today. He was a member of the Plaquemines Parish Lions Club, Plaquemines South Rotary Club, a 57 year veteran of American Legion Post 193, charter member of Fr. Douay Council 4033 Knights of Columbus, Life member 3rd and 4th degree Knight, member of the Buras Volunteer Fire Department and various other social and civic organizations.
Friends and family are invited for visitation at 9 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 8968 Highway 23 Belle Chase, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 22, 2014. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Good Harbor Cemetery, Buras , La.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat’s memory to Basket of Hope, P.O. Box 4173 Covington, La. 70434 ( www.basketofhope.org ) please specify Louisiana branch or Mass intentions. MOTHE FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements. For directions or to view and sign the online guest book, please visit: www.mothefunerals.com .