Darwin Francis Fontenot, Sr. passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the age of 80. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church with Father Hampton Davis Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery. At the request of family, visitation will be held at the church the same day from 1:00 PM until 1:30 PM, at which time a Rosary will be prayed by Deacon Gary Gaudin, followed by Services. Darwin is survived by one son, Darwin F. "T-Wayne" Fontenot, Jr.; two daughters, Michelle Brown and husband Glenn, Mandy Fontenot; one sister, Wanda Berzas; eleven grandchildren, Joshua Aucoin, Spencer Aucoin, Malorie Love, Ethan Brown, Meghan Darbonne, Matthew Fontenot, Reeven Fontenot, Morghan Fontenot, Emily Fontenot, Aubrey Fontenot, Geneieve Fontenot; twenty great-grandchildren, Catherine, Hunter, Seth, Keilan, Wyatt, Mary Claire, Hazel, Reese, Collin, Emma, Hayden, Ella, Rylee, Aywan, Arielle, Mila, Nora, Porter, Declan and Wesley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary "Cecile" Boone Fontenot; his parents, Lee Roy G. Fontenot and Aledia Veillion Fontenot; his brother, Daniel B. Fontenot and his great-grandson, Henry.