Richard Rachal

A Christian Vigil Service to honor the life of Mr. Richard Rachal will be 1 pm Saturday, May 18, 2013 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Adam Travis serving as celebrant. Interment will follow at Russell Cemetery in the Red Dirt Community. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm Friday, May 17, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6 pm Friday evening. Richard, 69 years of age passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 in Natchitoches. He was born April 23, 1944 in Montrose, LA to Richard J.D. Rachal and Florentine LaCaze Rachal. He retired after 33 years of service with Trans La Gas. He was a long time member of the Natchitoches Moose Lodge and he served as Governor for many years. A lover of music, he enjoyed operating “Ricky Ticky” DJ music service for many in the Natchitoches area. He enjoyed having a small yard service after retirement to keep him busy. The most important thing in his life was his family. Richard was married for 25 years to Mary Lou Bennett Rachal and for those 22 years he helped care for a special angel of God that was placed in their life, Frannie, whom he adored. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard J. D. Rachal. Those left to cherish his memory include wife, Mary Lou Bennett Rachal; his precious mother, Florentine LaCaze Rachal; his children, Richard A. Rachal and wife Shirley, Suzanne Rachal Moore and husband Billy and Richard Meylain and wife Lisa; one sister, Linda Lou Rachal; three brothers, David Rachal and wife Connie, Kenny Rachal and wife Virginia and Van Dale Rachal. He was blessed with 7 grandchildren, J. R. Rachal, Will Moore, Wesley Moore, Whitney Meylain, Megan Meylain, Jesse Rachal, and Jena Rachal; and three great grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews; and was blessed with dear friends who were always faithful and true to him, John and Ginger Jacobs. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include: Will Moore, Wesley Moore, Whitney Meylain, Jesse Rachal, John Jacobs and Glen Vascocu No words are appropriate enough to describe what a wonderful man Richard Rachal was. He lived his life with dignity, compassion, love, and an abundance of kindness. He was one of those rare jewels that was quiet by nature but always had a kind word when he spoke. Above all he was a good man who spoke well of all and helped anyone as he could when he could. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends but they are times richer for his life, and that, in all good grace is the best we could say of any man. A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1