Larry Joseph Doiron

January 26, 1929 — May 18, 2021
Larry Joseph Doiron, 92, a native of Patterson and resident of Morgan City, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
He was born to Davis and Florence Doiron, who were commercial fishermen in the Atchafalaya Basin. He attended school in Loreauville and then Centerville High School.
He began work at the age of 16 at Patterson Hardware, then later became manager at age 16. The store burned a couple years later. He then went to work for Deprima Appliance in Berwick where he learned his plumbing trade. He tried improving himself by changing his job to truck driving for Gulf Welding Supply for about 3 years. He then opened his own business which began his life’s work, Doiron’s Plumbing. From there it was Doiron Construction & Development doing offsite construction for subdivisions beginning in Morgan City with Lakeside, Bayou Vista, and Morgan City area. He installed the first water line from Leeville to Grand Isle.
In all of this, he also loved being able to solve a problem while in public office when people needed something done. He began with St. Mary Parish Police Jury and became President. He cut the ribbon on the new courthouse and then was on the City Council of Morgan City. He worked to improve city streets’ drainage and keeping it clean. His passion was trying to get the Corps of Engineers to improve the backwater drainage. He then served for 27 years on the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, most of that time as President. Again, his major time was spent working with the Corps of Engineers on the water problems. He then retired to develop his final project, Oak Harbor Subdivision on Hwy 70 on a beautiful restricted waterfront property subdivision. He enjoyed working and loved people.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Doiron of Morgan City; two sons, Jesse Doiron and Larry Doiron II; three daughters, Kathy Shephard, Susan LeMaster and Dawn Staten; and grandchildren, Carla Harris, Daniel Shephard, Stephanie Oliver, Laura Lerman, Lacy McCaffery, Jesse Doiron Jr., Cole Doiron, Dr. Tucker E. Doiron, William Doiron, Mary Ashley Doiron Adams, Larry Joseph Doiron III and Molly Doiron.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Davis Doiron and Florence Pennison Doiron; two sisters, Lois Stephens and Velma Sivadon; a grandson, Lucas Doiron; and a granddaughter, Alyssa Case.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Morgan City. He will be buried in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Joseph Doiron, William Doiron, Jesse Doiron Jr., Cole Doiron, Hunter Adams and Steven Staten. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Adams, Billy Tauzin, Bernie Boudreaux, Tim Tregle and Jimmy Doiron.