Harold “Coach” Wilfred LaFosse, Jr., 53, of Beaumont died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Beaumont, he taught math and coached his entire career in the following Independent School Districts, Monsignor Kelly High School, Assumption Junior High, Sabine Pass High School, Northwest Academy, Klein Forest High School, Vidor High School, Lumberton Middle School, Hamshire-Fannett High School and Hamshire-Fannett Middle School, and was currently head baseball coach at Evadale High School.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa Ham LaFosse of Beaumont; his sons, Clark Seldon LaFosse of Beaumont and Brett Wade LaFosse of San Marcos; his parents, Harold and Ida LaFosse of Beaumont; his mother-in-law, Ethameeta Jones Ham of Port Arthur; his brothers, Edmund LaFosse of Atlanta, Georgia and Robert LaFosse of New York; his sisters, Theresa Zummo and her husband Dr. John Zummo of Houston, Lana Metzger and her husband John of Missouri City; nephews, Tony Zummo and John Metzger, Jr.; nieces, Amy Zummo and Lauren Metzger.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont.
A gathering of his family and friends will begin at 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 7410, Beaumont, Texas 77726 or to National Brain Tumor Foundation, 22 Battery Street, Suite 612, San Francisco, California 94111-5520 which Harold supported.
