Larry Gene Tate, 68 of Nederland, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at his residence.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 18, 2007 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. Interment will follow at Lacassine Cemetery in Lacassine, Louisiana at 3:00 pm under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday 5-8 pm with a rosary being recited at 6:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Mr. Tate was a native of Ardion Cove, Louisiana and has lived in Nederland for the past forty-two years. He retired from Millennium Chemical plant in Port Arthur with forty years of service as a chemical operator. He was a member and usher at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. He graduated from Lacassine High School in Lacassine, Louisiana.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emerson and Nolia Tate and his sister Susan Tate Stanfield.
Mr. Tate is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Tate of Nederland; son Christopher Neil Tate of Nederland; daughter, Stacy Tate of Nederland; his grandchildren, Courtney Lopez and her husband Anthony of Nederland, Aaron Christopher Tate of Port Neches, Matthew Emerson Tate of Port Neches; sister, Vicky “Veronica” Tate Dyke; and his two brothers Phil Tate and Kenneth Tate.