More detail on this person: ST. MARTINVILLE -
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at
2:00 pm, on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at St.
Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St.
Martinville, for George Wainright McHugh, Jr., 70,
who passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013, at
Iberia Medical Center.
The family requests that visiting hours be
observed at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until
9:00 pm on Monday, and continue at 8:30 am until
1:30 pm on Tuesday. A rosary will be prayed by
Rev. Ed Degeyter at 7:00 pm on Monday.
Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate at the Funeral
Mass. Scriptures will be read by Carmen Nicholson
and Connie Pelafigue. Gift Bearers will be Peggy
Champagne and Jeanne Pellerin. Interment will
follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville.
Mr. McHugh honorably served his country in the
United States Army during the Vietnam War, where
he was a helicopter pilot and JAG Officer. Having
attained the rank of Captain, he was awarded two
Purple Hearts, one Bronze Star, and three medals
for Valor, as well as numerous other honors and
medals.
Butch was an attorney for 34 years and also served
as a consultant for the St. Martin Parish
Sheriff's Office.
A true advocate for the citizens of St. Martin
Parish, he was a member of the Governor's
Commission for Addictive Disorders and served on
the board for the Acadiana Human Services
District. Butch possessed a heartfelt compassion
and desire to assist anyone with addictive
disorders - his help to them was infinite.
He enjoyed spending time with his family at his
camp every weekend, hunting and caring for his
animals, while accompanied by his faithful
companion, his dog, Sammy.
He is survived by his loving wife, Sylvia Bienvenu
McHugh of St. Martinville; two sons, Tom McHugh
and his fiancAce, Stacy D. Richard, of St.
Martinville, and Paul McHugh and his wife, Angie,
of Florissant, CO; one brother, Patrick T. McHugh
and his wife, Stacy, of Pace, FL; and his sister,
Serena McHugh Lockwood and her husband,
Michael, of Mandeville.
He is preceded in death by his father, George
Wainright McHugh, Sr., and his mother, Eunice
Roberts McHugh.
Pallbearers will be Tom McHugh, Paul McHugh,
Pierre Landry, Fred Bienvenu, Patrick McHugh, and
Michael Lockwood.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 112 New Market Street, St.
Martinville, LA 70582, (337.394.9121), is in
charge of arrangements.
To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view
video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com
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