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Funeral services will be held on March 27, 2021, at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana, for Joseph Charles Giglio, Sr., 91, who passed from this life to the next on March 23, 2021, surrounded by those he loved and who loved him, including especially his wife of 69 years, Loretta Baum Giglio.
For family members and friends who are unable to attend on Saturday, at 1:00 P.M., the service will be live-streamed to a Memorial Facebook Group dedicated to Joseph C. Giglio, Sr.. To join the group, click the link below and then "join group". The video will appear on this group at service time 1:00 P.M. You may also share memories, pictures and condolences to the family in this group.
Facebook link: www.facebook.com/groups/josephgiglio/
After serving in the U. S. Army, Joe studied Animal Husbandry at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in 1951. Thereafter, Joe enjoyed a 55-year career in the medical field for Charles Pfizer and Company. For many years Joe worked as a professional sales representative, and eventually, after retirement from full-time work, he continued representing Pfizer as a senior ambassador, traveling to many states, three times to Canada and twice to France. He received many awards and honors over his long career with Pfizer. He was an active parishioner and supporter of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for over 64 years. The first love of his life was Loretta Baum, devoted wife and mother of his children. But, no story of Joe’s life would be complete without mentioning his second love, the farms in Pointe Coupee, where he raised cattle, grew vegetables and potatoes, and later with tenant farmers, soybeans, wheat, corn, and sugarcane.
Joe, or as some called him, “J. C.” was born in Batchelor, Louisiana, on August 16, 1929. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip and Nancy Giglio, a sister, Adele Giglio Robillard, of Morganza, Louisiana, and a brother Dominic Giglio of Baton Rouge. He is survived by two sisters, Shirley Soprano of Torbert, Louisiana, and Rose Bryan of Dallas, Texas.
Joe and Loretta had three children, all of whom survive him: Joseph C. Giglio, Jr., married to Deborah Dupuy Giglio; Loretta Ann Giglio, married to Bryan Neal Dronet, Sr.; and Marie Elizabeth Giglio, married to Glen Olivier Raggio, Sr.
Joe was especially proud of his ten grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren who survived him: Joseph C. Giglio, III, married to Margaret “Peggy” Perry Giglio, and their children, Joseph C. “Charlie” Giglio, IV and Kellen Margaret Giglio; Kathryn Giglio, married to Lance Strother, and their children, Madeline Grace “Maddy” Strother, Landon Grady Strother, and Gracie Elizabeth Strother; Lori Giglio, married to Shawn Carter, and their children Isabel Carmen “Izzy” Carter and Callie Elizabeth Carter; David Giglio, married to Brooke Latiolais Giglio, and their children, Caroline Ella Giglio, Owen Thomas Giglio, Andrew David Giglio, and Elizabeth Kate Giglio; Linda Giglio, married to Derek Foreman, and their children, Gabriel Joseph Foreman, Clare Catherine Foreman, Anna Grace Foreman, and Luke Michael Foreman; Renée Dronet, married to Seth Rounsaville, and their children, Ty Rounsaville and Chloe Rounsaville; Bryan Neal Dronet, Jr., married to Annie Pecue Dronet, and their son, Christian Dronet; and Alyson Dronet and her son Thomas Dronet; Glen Olivier Raggio, Jr., married to Mindy Raggio, and their children Hope Lavonne Raggio and Ava Grace Raggio; and James Raggio, married to Kaysha Cormier Raggio, and their son Jackson Paul Raggio.
The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille's DOWNTOWN location on Friday, March 26, 2021, from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM. A Rosary will be prayed at 6:00 PM. Visitation will continue at Martin & Castille’s DOWNTOWN location on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 10:00 AM until the time of the Funeral Mass at 1:00 PM at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Entombment will follow in St. John Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Giglio, III, David Giglio, Neal Dronet, Glen Raggio, Jr, James Raggio, Brett Robillard, Paul Billings, and Gino Soprano. Honorary pallbearers are Rodney Robillard, Jr., Herb Billings, Chad Soprano, Terry Horne, Frank Compagno, Lee Johnson, Tom Worth, Don Webb, Kenny Self, Amy Self, Carl Marler, Jude Bourque, and the many in the medical field with whom Joe worked, from the President and CEO of Pfizer to the doctors and their staffs numbering in the hundreds, whom he met and worked with as he traveled through the territories that he worked.
The family is extremely grateful for the service of Joe’s caregivers, Becky Senegal, Paulette Scott, Tanya Broussard, Abby Thomas, Helen Cormier, and Elmo Breaux, and of Hospice of Acadiana, especially Nurse Karen Nelson, the many Hospice volunteers, and Kent Zeringue and all of his volunteers with Hospice’s Food with Love Ministry.
Memorial contributions can be made in Mr. Giglio’s name to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, LA 70501; the Holy Family / Teurlings Scholarship Fund, 200 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA 70501; or to Hospice of Acadiana Food With Love Ministry, 2600 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503.
View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com
Martin & Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311.

PINEVILLE, La. – March 23, 2021 – Today, Cleco made a $20,000 donation to South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) to establish an endowed scholarship for the college’s Power Lineman and Electrical programs.
The Cleco endowed scholarship will be used to recruit, retain and train students enrolled in these training programs. In 2018, Cleco contributed $50,000 to SLCC to help establish the Power Lineman program which recently celebrated the graduation of its fourth class.
“This additional funding is part of our commitment to not only invest in the communities we serve but to help sustain workforce training programs for future generations,” said Bill Fontenot, president and CEO of Cleco Corporate Holdings. “Endowed scholarships differ from traditional scholarships because the money donated is never actually spent. Rather, the money is invested, and the investment income is used to fund scholarships which provide more permanent support.”
“The generosity of partners like Cleco help us train the workforce and meet workforce needs across Acadiana and Louisiana," said Dr. Jermaine Ford, SLCC’s vice president of Economic and Workforce Development at SLCC. "Our Power Lineman program puts technicians right to work after graduation, and we are grateful for our partners like Cleco who make this possible."
“The Louisiana Board of Regents provides a competitive 100 percent match on private scholarship donations, so the total endowed scholarship will be $40,000 which means SLCC will be able to award scholarships for years to come thanks to this donation from Cleco,” said Lana Fontenot, SLCC’s vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement.
When awarding scholarships, priority will be given to females and minorities due to their low enrollment in energy education programs.
Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC is a regional energy holding company that conducts its business operations through its subsidiaries, Cleco Power LLC and Cleco Cajun LLC. Cleco Power is a regulated electric public utility company that owns 10 generating units with a rated capacity of 3,360 MWs and serves approximately 290,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail business and supplies wholesale power in Louisiana and Mississippi. Cleco Cajun is an unregulated utility company that owns 14 generating units with a rated capacity of 3,379 MWs, and wholesale contracts serving nine Louisiana cooperatives, three wholesale municipal customers and one electric utility. For more information about Cleco, visit us at www.cleco.com.

Focus Foods, a Baton Rouge-based frozen meal producer under contract with the Vermilion Parish School District, has announced plans for expanded meal box distribution to area youths to provide supplemental nutrition while schools are closed for the Easter Holiday Break.
“School breaks present unique challenges for families and households. It’s a great opportunity for the kids to have some downtime and refresh, but this can apply additional stress to the parents who likely still need to work while the kids are out of school. Our program aims to ease some of this pressure by providing quick to prepare, nutritious meals,” according to Jeff Landry, the company’s founder and CEO.
Focus Foods will be operating the meal box distribution at each of the following sites:
• J.H. Williams Middle School, 1105 Prairie Ave.
• Erath High/Middle School, 808 S. Broadway
• Cecil Picard Elementary School, 203 S. Albert Ave.
• Kaplan High School, 200 E. Pirate Ln.
Each site will operate Thursday, April 1, 2021, 4:00 p.m .– 7:00 p.m.
••• All children 18 years of age & under which includes students attending face-to-face school, virtual students, private schools, homeschool students, and siblings at home***
To register to receive meals, parents should visit www.focusfoods.org/register, select the School System in which they reside, and complete the online registration form.
Focus Foods is a full-service vendor of meal and nutrition solutions that prepares, packages, and distributes unitized, frozen meals accompanied by shelf-stable meals, supplementary snacks, fruits, and beverages.
If you would like more information about this program, please contact Mary Ann Mahtook, Manager of Business Development, mary.mahtook@thetdpgroup.com.

The wind was blowing out of Patriot Field which meant only one thing, the baseballs had great chance to fly out of the park.
Against LaGrange, in a district opener, North Vermilion cruised to a 21-1 win.
North Vermilion (14-2) is now on a 12-game winning streak and ranked at No. 4 in the Class 4A power ranking.
NV has scored 60 runs in its last four games.
In the five-inning game on Monday, three Patriots smashed home runs.
Tyson LeBlanc, Dale Martin and Dylan Naquin each had a home run.
Martin knocked in four runs and LeBlanc had three.
LeBlanc ripped a home run in the first inning for NV.
Lane Patin also had a sac fly that scored one run for the Patriots.
The Patriots notched nine runs in the third inning. The offensive firepower by the Patriots was led by Tyson Leblanc, Dale Martin, Dylan Naquin, Landon Duhon, Aiden Leonard, and Cooper David, all driving in runs in the frame.
LeBlanc got the win for the Patriots. The righthander surrendered zero runs on zero hits over three innings, striking out nine and walking zero. Leonard threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.
The Patriots totaled 16 hits in the game.
LeBlanc went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Patriots in hits. He had a double and a home run.
The Patriots had six doubles. Patin had two doubles. Others with doubles were Jordan Blanchard, Landon Duhon, LeBlanc and John Touchet.