William “Bill” John LaCoste, 69, of Foley, Ala., passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2015.
He was born in Mobile, Ala. to Harold and Faustina LaCoste, and was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his loving wife, Wanda of Foley, Ala.; sister, Roberta (Leroy) Weeks, Magnolia Springs; brother, Hal LaCoste; sons, William (Rhonda) John LaCoste Jr. of Shepherd, Texas, Kevin (Bonnie) Young of Redmond, Wash., Jason (Michelle) Young of Vestavia Hills, Ala., Eric (Sunne) Young of Elkmont, Ala. and Kimberly (David) Richardson of Foley, Ala.; his 16 grandchildren, Ashton, Morgen (Will), William III, Travis, Forrest, Emma, Claire, Jacob, Isaac, Ashley, Makenzie, Austin, Baylee, Peyten, Leyni, Morgan; and four honorary grandchildren, Emily, Krisley, Dawayne and Jalia; great-grandchildren, Emma, Riley and Dawson; niece, Malani (Jack) Heaton; nephew, Gordon Sparks; great-nephew, Alex Chavez; devoted friends, Jerry and Cathy Parrish; and numerous loving cousins and friends. And he will be greatly missed by his cat, Baby.
Bill grew up in Magnolia Springs and graduated from Weeks High School in 1964. Upon graduation, he proudly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After successfully completing two tours in Vietnam, he received an honorable discharge as staff sergeant.
He then worked for Gulf Oil in Houston, Texas for 18 years and ARCO in Plano, Texas for five years.
In 1991, he and his family returned to lower Alabama and for the last 22 years, he has worked for Vulcan Signs in Foley, Ala.
Bill was a thoughtful, loving, caring and gentle man whose priority in life was his family, who he loved beyond measure.
Bill had a passion for travel, the Atlanta Braves, the Marine Corps, all things Elvis and was known to spend some time in front on the slot machines.
Bill always had an ear to listen, was the perfect, dedicated husband, father, grandfather and friend and the rock of the family.
Bill is as selfless and giving in death as he was in life, as he chose and was accepted as an organ donor and will save the lives of others.
A celebration of Bill’s life was held on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 3 p.m., at the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Foley.
Interment of his ashes will be at a later date at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Bill’s honor to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes and Crematory Inc., 2551 S. McKenzie St., Foley, Ala.
