A loving husband, father,
grandfather and great-grandfather, he died at 11 p.m. Sunday,
May 31, 2009, at his home. He was 77, a native of Baton Rouge
and resided on False River in Jarreau for the past 10 years.
Survived by his wife of nearly 47 years, Vicky Perrodin
Hebert; son, Charles Hebert, his wife, Christal Corbett
Hebert, of Central, and their children, Lindsey, Ally, Carlie
and Jessica; daughter, Robin Hebert Martinez, her husband, Ray
Martinez, of Central, and their children, Raychel, Ramie and
Robert John; great-granddaughter, Mckenzie Adams; son, James
Hebert, his wife, Kristen Kilbride Hebert, of Hammond, and
their children, Samantha, Morgan and Taylor; soon-to-be-born
grandson, John Robert Hebert; daughter, Renee Hebert Arcuri,
her husband, Dr. Nick Arcuri, of Springfield, and their son,
Nico Arcuri. He is also survived by a brother and
sister-in-law, Fred and Anita Hebert; sisters-in-law, Marie
Hebert, Rita Hebert, Elaine Hebert and Wanda Reed; and
brother-in-law, Pete Perrodin. Preceded in death by his
parents, Albert Sidney Hebert and Mary Helena Labauve Hebert;
parents-in-law, Murphy and Percy Perrodin, who were of Ville
Platte; brothers, Sydney, Carlyle "Joe," Thomas and
Jimmy Hebert; sister, Sister Mary Helena, C.S.J.; and
sisters-in-law, Betty Perrodin and Shirley Hebert. Pallbearers
will be Charles White, Bing Croswell, Frank Manno Sr., Don
York, Jerry Cannon and Mike Milano. Honorary pallbearers are
Robert John Martinez, Nico Arcuri, Spike Major and C.J.
Petrie. John was a member of the 1950 state championship
football team at Istrouma High School and was a member of an
underwater demolition team and a frogman (precursor to the
Navy SEALS). He proudly served his country in the Korean War
and after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, attended
Texarkana Junior College and Southwestern Louisiana University
in Lafayette on a football scholarship. He had worked at
Kaiser Aluminum and Copolymer Chemical. Visitation at
Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Tuesday,
June 2, was from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at Our
Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., on
Wednesday from 1 p.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 2
p.m., concelebrated by the Rev. Vic Messina and the Rev. Miles
Walsh. Burial with military honors will follow at Roselawn
Memorial Park.
