Connie Ghirardi

Connie Thibodeaux Ghirardi, 47, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 12:14 PM, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native and resident of Houma, LA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Chauvin Funeral Home and Monday, May 7, 2012 from 9:00 AM until Service time at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Burial will follow in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2. She is survived by her, Husband, Kevin Ghirardi; Daughter, Samantha Bland; Mother, Carolyn LeBlanc Thibodeaux; Brother, Lonnie Thibodeaux and wife Regina Thibodeaux and children Kaitlyn, Kyler and Landon; Sister, Monica Thibodeaux Rousse and husband Daryl Rousse and children Hannah and Madison; Mother and father in law, Debbie and Rene Ghirardi and sons Michael Roper, Patrick Ghirardi and DeAnne Clark; Mother in law, Diane Carline Bridges; Sister in law, Gina Ghirardi Wier and husband Allan and children Diana and Jake Wier; and extended family, Deron, Leslie and Duncan Bland. She was preceded in death by her father, Roland Joseph Thibodeaux; Grandparents, Ivy and Audrey LeBlanc and Andrew and Edna Thibodeaux. She was a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. She spent twenty years in local banking, but most rewarding were the last ten years of her life, which were spent teaching at St. Francis Cathedral School. The family wishes to thank everyone who cared for Connie during her illness, including physicians, nurses, aides, therapists and all those who touched her life, and especially Rose and Errol Cuneo. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Francis Cathedral School.