DOUG LEVET
Retired Lt. Col Douglas W. Levet, 76, of Baton Rouge, La., passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023. Doug was adopted by and preceded in death by his loving parents, Emile Xavier and Emmadel Peltier Levet. He was raised in Bayou Sale, La.
He graduated from LSU, and served in the US Army for over 30 years, including the Gulf War, earning a Bronze Star and numerous other citations. Doug was a real estate broker for 44 years in Louisiana.
Doug is survived by his wife Brenda Pearson and his children, Ashley Bradford and husband Donald, Scott Levet and wife
Ashley, Haley Levet and partner Alicia, Hannah Levet and fiancé Dakotah, and stepdaughter Rebecca Abrams; his grandchildren, Taylor Sanders and husband Quentin, Mya Levet, Chandler Marino, Jacob Clement, Joshua Clement, Emma Levet, Leighton Boutte, Korbin Soileau, Zachary Abrams, Jack Abrams, and Logan Abrams and great-grandchildren Beckett and Jansen Sanders.
Doug leaves behind eight siblings: Donna Sutherland, Emile and wife Wanda, Ronnie and wife Rita, Albert, Judy and husband
John Prejeant, Barbara and husband Martin Hendee, Ellen Anne Still and husband Phillip, Bill and wife Cory and Joan and
husband Dale Craft. This crew has a bond like no other.
Doug was a passionate LSU fan, never missing a home baseball or football game. He was the “High Muckety Muck” of the famous R3BG tailgate crew. He was an active member of Cadets of the Ole War Skule, cooking jambalaya to welcome the new cadets. The Army and LSU fostered a lifelong friendship that Doug shared with his deceased best friend and partner-in-crime, Col. Calvin Robbins.
He loved and was an active member of the Military Officers of the World Wars, MOAA, VFW, Cortana Kiwanis, Partnership of the Americas, and several others.
Not one to sit still much, Parkinson’s was his toughest battle. He fought like a warrior should, and God healed him after a 19-year fight. He lived out his last two years at the VA Home in Jackson, La. where he was loved and cared for by the wonderful people at the home. They sent him off with a proper and very sentimental military service.
Doug was known and respected in many diverse circles, never meeting a stranger, and never holding a grudge. He never met a stray animal he didn’t love and often adopt! Doug was a proud American, Louisianan, and blessed his Baton Rouge community. He will be greatly missed.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Charlet Funeral Home, 4230 High Street, Zachary, La. 70791, on Friday January 20, 2023.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in Doug’s name. Michael J. Fox Foundation, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163 US.
Signing off, “Doug Levet, 928-1111!”