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Ralph Thomas Lally Jr.

1931 - 2024

Ralph Thomas Lally Jr. obituary, 1931-2024, Slidell, LA

BORN

1931

DIED

2024

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Honaker Funeral Home, Inc. - Slidell

1751 Gause Boulevard W

Slidell, Louisiana

Ralph Lally Jr. Obituary

Ralph Thomas Lally Jr., 93, of Lacombe, Louisiana, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Carriere, Mississippi. Ralph was born May 4, 1931, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served in the Korean War on the Isle of Guam. Upon leaving the Navy, he earned an engineering degree from LSU. After retiring from Middle South Services (now Entergy) as Head of Nuclear Activities, he started his own consulting company, RTL Enterprises. More important than his successful career, though, was his wife and family. He was often found in the kitchen chopping vegetables and cooking. His greatest joy was having his children and grandchildren around the house eating and having fun. Ralph was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Jackie Lally, who passed away in 2023, on her birthday, and a son, Steven Lally Sr. He is survived by three daughters, Beth Dove (Jayce), Debra Lott (Dan), and Cynthia LeBlanc (Dale); children they were blessed to adopt later in life, Jackie Mora (Gabino) and Daryl Lally; a daughter-in-law, Helen Lally; ten grandchildren; and nineteen great-grandchildren, with another due in January. Funeral services, with Military Honors, will be held at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell, Louisiana 70460, on Friday, November 8, 2024. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am with the funeral service at 11:00 am. Interment to follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Please visit www.honakerforestlawn.com to sign guestbook. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7, 2024.

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Art Stewart

November 11, 2024

Condolences to the family. He lived a good and happy life.

Scott Lally

November 6, 2024

You are all so wonderful, may you feel Gods warmth and see his blessings in coming days. Uncle Ralph was always such a blessing to our family!!!! Love, Scott, Carol and Kylei

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Minnie Wimberly Bailey

November 5, 2024

Mr. Lally (a.k.a. Pawpaw Lally) - my family and I will truly miss you. I thank God for allowing me to work for you at Middle South Services (now Entergy) for many years as a young woman. You became more like another Dad to me than a Boss, and I got to meet your loving family and fell in love with them also. Even after we both left Entergy, we still kept in contact. We will definitely miss those delicious smoked turkeys at Thanksgiving and the soup you would make afterwards! I appreciate how your wife and family welcomed my family and me into your home for visits. Although I couldn't visit much anymore, I thank you all for still making me feel like family when I came to the service of Mrs. Lally. My Prayers and Love will continue for your family because you all hold a special place in my heart. We will forever be connected. Garenita was saddened when I told her about Pawpaw Lally's passing, but we will never forget him or you all. As he would tell my husband when he would call me by my maiden name, "When I met her, she was Wimberly and that is who she will always be to me!" (LOL!!!) Gary would just laugh! I have Mr. Lally to thank for helping me to become a perfectionist in my writing that I can catch my own mistakes (not an easy task for writers) - LOL! You are gone, Pawpaw Lally, but will never be forgotten! With Much Love and Prayers, Minnie Wimberly Bailey ❤

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