Michael Charles Bouchie

Michael Charles Bouchie entered into eternal rest on August 15, 2014 at the age of 59. He was preceded in death by one brother, Stephen Bouchie, and his maternal and paternal grandparents. Michael Bouchie is known as Pops to his six children, Mike, Tim and wife Melony, Tara and husband Sean, Anne, Ben, C.J. and to John Dagen and wife Miriam, who were also his family; he is known as PopPop to his grandchildren, Kendall, Kayleigh, Ellie, Seth, and Ashton; and simply as Mike to the love of his life, Brenda Kojis Bouchie; his parents, Charles and Mary Ann Bouchie; and his brothers, David Bouchie and his wife Lisa, Jim Bouchie and his wife Charla and Tom Bouchie and his wife Cindy. Mike also boasts a large extended family of beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and more. Mike was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Mary Ann and Charles Bouchie. He moved with his family to Louisiana in 1970. He completed high school at Bolton High School in Alexandria and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After serving four years, he was honorably discharged and returned to Alexandria. While in Alexandria, he met and married Brenda, continued to work on his degree, and began his career in broadcasting. While building their family, Brenda and Mike lived in several cities in Louisiana, settling in Natchitoches in 2005. After working as a radio D.J. while completing his college degree, Mike began a successful career as a salesman, first in all fields of broadcasting: radio, cable, television, and newspaper, and finishing with his brother, David, in the HV/AC field. His final position was with the Alexandria branch of the R.E. Michel Company. Michael was always deeply involved in whichever community he was living. His interests and altruistic efforts were numerous and very diversified. Most recently, Mike was active as a lector in his parish of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, president-elect of the Brother’s Keepers Motorcycle Group, member of the Knights of Columbus, and a volunteer firefighter with District 6 Fire District. Mike loved his entire family most of all. Services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Minor Baslica of the Immaculate Conception, on Second Street, in Natchitoches, LA. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 22, 2014 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm with a rosary being said at 7:00 pm at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home, 848 Keyser Ave., in Natchitoches, LA. Pallbearers for the service will be Mike’s own young men -- sons, Michael, Timothy, Benjamin, C.J., son-in-law, Sean McConathy, and son-by-choice, John Dagen. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. In memory of Mike, donations may be made to the Covenant House at www.covenanthouse.org.