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The Life of Christian U Okoye Sr.

With gratitude to God the Almighty for a life well spent, Dr. Christian Okoye was called to be with the the Lord on March 19, 2010, after a brief illness at the Heart Hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana.  He was 60 years old.Funeral  Services for Dr. Okoye will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial in St. Pius X Catholic Church, 201 E. Bayou Parkway, Lafayette, Louisiana. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.Reverend Steve LeBlanc, Pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services.Survivors include his wife, Ifeyinwa Okoye; one daughter, Cassandra Okoye; seven sons, Christian Okoye, Jr., Frederick Okoye, Brian Okoye, Brandon Okoye, Donald Okoye, Derek Okoye and Blake Okoye; three sisters, Veronica Okoye, Rose Okoye and Florence Okoye and one brother, Emeka Okoye.He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick and Gladys Okoye; a sister, Dean Okoye and two brothers, Ozor Okoye and Ruben Okoye.  A native of Nigeria, Africa and a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, Dr. Okoye was a loving husband, father, brother and friend to all. He was a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at USL - ULL for 28 years.  In his earlier years, he was at the head of the Department of the Petroleum Engineering. He was a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers, (SPE), and a member and past Vice President of the Associate of Nigerian Petroleum Professor of Abroad. (ANPPA)Pallbearers will be his sons, Christian Okoye, Jr., Frederick Okoye, Brian Okoye, Brandon Okoye, Donald Okoye, Derek Okoye and Blake Okoye.A Wake Service will be held in the Martin & Castille''s Downtown location on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 8:00 AM until time of service. A Rosary will be prayed Saturday at 8:30 AM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home.  Martin & Castille - Lafayette - 234-2311

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