Silas E. Besnard ("Skip") Jr.
October 6, 1945 - March 7, 2025
Silas "Skip" E. Besnard, Jr., age 79 of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was born on October 6, 1945, in New Orleans, LA. He is the beloved son of the late Silas E. Besnard, Sr, and the late Lucille Gleber Besnard. He is survived by his brothers, William "Bill" Besnard (Carole Wheeler Besnard) and Michael David Besnard (Belinda Brouillette Besnard), along with a host of nieces and nephews. Skip was an avid Corvette enthusiast that will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Services will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd, at 12pm, with visitation beginning at 10am. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Skip's memory to a charity of your choice.
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Fri Mar 21
Visitation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rabenhorst Funeral Home & Crematory East
11000 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge,LA
70815
Fri Mar 21
Memorial service
12:00 PM
Rabenhorst Funeral Home & Crematory East
11000 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge,LA
70815
Send Flowers: When Is the Ordering Deadline?
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
Order any time up till the day before
MON-FRI Order by 2:00PM
SAT & SUN Order by noon
TUES-SAT
Order by 3:00PM
The day before
SAT & SUN Order by Saturday
Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. During peak periods such as Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues.
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Due to seasonal conditions, the tree planting takes place during the spring and summer.
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Planting will take place in Spring or Summer of the same year.
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Planting will take place in Spring of the following year.
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