Edon "E. J." Gaspard Jr.

Edon (E. J.) Gaspard, Jr., 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away March 23, 2021. He was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on February 6, 1932 to the late Eudon Gaspard and Felicee Harrington Gaspard. E. J. served his country proudly in the U. S. Air Force and was a faithful member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. He was a store manager for over 32 years before he retired from Sears in Port Arthur. E. J. served his community in the Knights of Columbus #2461 in Port Neches; past CEO and president of the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce; on the Board of Directors for the Jr. Achievement Sabine-Neches Area; past president of the United Community Services; and served on the Gulf States Utilities Marketing Board. E. J. loved sports, fishing, hunting and traveling, but his greatest joy was his family, dancing, and Cajun music.
Those left to cherish E. J.’s memory are his wife, Mae Rose Gaspard of Port Neches; his daughters, Pam Nelson and her husband Mike; and Vicki Haseloff and her husband Mark; his son David Gaspard; his son-in-law, David Foster, husband of his late daughter, Sheryl; his brother, Nelton Gaspard of Kaplan, Louisiana; his grandchildren, Brian Foster, Greg Nelson, Scott Nelson, Brittney Haseloff, Kendra Duty, and Lisa Foster; and 9 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; his daughter Sheryl Foster; his brother Ravis
Gaspard; and his sister Verna Dartez.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches on Friday, March 26, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary being recited at 5:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church on Saturday March 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. with Father Shane Baxter celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Services are under the direction of Melancon’s Funeral Home.