Mr. Kyle Wade Gauthier

Kyle Wade Gauthier, 62, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, April 4, 2025. Kyle was born the second of three children of Clifford Ernest Gauthier and Mary Jean Aubespin Gauthier in Opelousas, Louisiana. Kyle was an energetic child with a sly sense of humor. He was also a protective brother to his older sister, Tara, and younger brother, Thane. Kyle (along with his sister and a few other Holy Ghost families) integrated the Catholic school system in Opelousas in 1966 by being the first students of color to attend the Academy of the Immaculate Conception (AIC) prior to its subsequent merger with Holy Ghost School. Kyle eventually graduated from the combined Opelousas Catholic School in 1980, playing basketball and football while there. He went on to attend both LSU and Southern University, graduating from Southern in1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. After college, Kyle eventually entered the restaurant industry, ultimately becoming the General Manager and part-owner of the Jackson, Mississippi location of a national restaurant chain. He later started, owned, and operated two businesses in the Jackson, Mississippi area. In 2013, he sold these businesses in order to move back to Opelousas to care for his aging parents until their deaths in 2014 and 2019. A friend and confidant to many, Kyle will be missed for his practical outlook, honest opinions, dry wit, and his cooking skills. Most of all, though, it is his unwavering support for his family and friends that will never be forgotten. Kyle is survived by his sister, Tara V. Gauthier of New Orleans; brother, Thane B. Gauthier (Tashula) of Evanston, Illinois; one niece, Essa Jean Gauthier, and one nephew, Clifford Borgia Gauthier; two uncles, John Jacob Aubespin (Fannie) of Grambling, LA and Father Francis Borgia Aubespin of Techny, Illinois; one aunt, Betty Aubespin; and a host of cousins and friends. Kyle was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents; several uncles and aunts; and many cherished cousins, friends, neighbors, and loved ones. He collected every prayer card, funeral memorial, or funeral program for any funeral he attended (and also for many he didn't attend). These were cherished items for him. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Monday, April 14, 2025 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Visiting hours will be observed from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM Monday, April 14, 2025 at Williams Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Justin Arockiasamy, S.V.D. will officiate at the Mass of Christian burial. Share words of comfort with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.net Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 337-942-2037.

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Mr. Kyle Wade Gauthier

October 19, 1961 - April 4, 2025