Birth date: Aug 13, 1947 Death date: Oct 31, 2019
John “Tuttie” Luther Babineaux passed awayn Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the age of 72. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 1:00 PM at St Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice with Father Clin Read Obituary
May peace and comfort be with you and your family at this difficult time.
R.I.P John. Enjoyed being your classmate.
Growing up in the same neighborhood we loved we fought we played and then we learn to appreciate one another... separated through time and distance but never in heart I'll always remember tuitty babineaux as my friend ...love you and Melinda God bless you all..... Judy Pedigo
Very sorry for your loss. May fond memories comfort you and may God bless you all at this time and in days to come. May he R.I.P.
John R and Glenda Young and family.
Oh the memories..where do I begin. My favorite is the time when for whatever occasion there were many of us, cousins to Melinda spending the night at Aunt Mil's home and there were beds everywhere. I happen to be in the front bedroom and I believe it was the largest because at one time it was a formal living room. There were several of us in there, all adults and the children were placed on quilts and mattresses on the floors of every room. I was in my early thirties and my children were scattered along with Melinda's and others children. I woke up early as I usually do.. Immediately I knew something wasn't right. There was a cigarette in my mouth! The first thing I thought was "I'm gonna kill one of these kids.. didn't know which one but I was going to find out. I didn't smoke. I heard noise in the kitchen so I got up laid the cigarette on the dresser and went to the kitchen. I wasn't going to say one thing about that cigarette until I could find out who was the little mischievous munchkin was. There was Tuttie standing at the stove cooking breakfast.. As I walked in her turned around and said "you sleep good yeah?" He had this look on his face.. I said that I had rested well.. He looked at me and said, "tell me, you started smoking, yeah? I said what? He started laughing and immediately I knew he checked on the children and saw me asleep with a cigarette between my lips. Back then I was shy and naive.. So I said "no of course not.". He said well why were you smoking this morning.. don't you know it's dangerous to smoke in bed,,? It suddenly hit me ...did he play that trick on me? I said "Did you put that cigarette in my mouth?" He denied it.. he said "no, must of been one of the little rascals".. to this day I don't know whether he did it or someone else. I was too embarrassed to carry it any further.
I have good memories of this man.. One is what a fantastic cook he was. Several times I asked him what he was cooking because the aroma filled the house and immediately your mouth would begin to water. There was one time I lifted the lid off of a huge pot and there were two unidentifiable objects that looked delicious. I said "Tuttie" what is this?" Without hesitation he said "dog".. I made a face of disgust and said "Now you know you are lying".. To this day I can only remember that it was delicious... it was duck and man did he know how to cook duck. Didn't get to see much of him and Melinda as we grew older . But I'll always remember this man who would do anything for anyone. Much tragedy hit the Droddy family through the years.. He was the one who said " Let me go , I'll find out what happened". The family , for their own reasons, which was respected , politely said no. He was always ready to do what needed to be done. I know his children, grandchildren and beautiful wife, my cousin will miss him greatly. May God give each of you strength and comfort as only He can. Love each one..Cyndi
My last memory of Tuttie was at Savoy hospital right before Mom died. He came to the hospital and stay with me. We got to visit awhile and talked about the old days. I really appreciated him for being there for me.
