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Lewis Bourgeois Obituary

Lewis Paul Bourgeois III, "Lew" 69, of Lawrence, KS, passed away July 4, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS. Lewis was born November 4, 1946 in New Orleans, LA, the son of Lewis Paul Bourgeois II and Pauline Daw Bourgeois, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Julia Monique Gillespie in 2015. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Bourgeois of Lawrence, his son Jason Bourgeois of Burleson, TX, his son Jonathon Bourgeois of Orlando, FL, his daughter Sarah Jones, his daughter Julia's children Cole, Joshua and Joslyn Ingram, and his son Jonathon's children Aiden and Aryana Bourgeois. He is also survived by his siblings Raymond Bourgeois of Morehead City, NC, Sharron Lane of Hemet, CA, Susie Taylor of Coos Bay, Oregon, Ronald Bourgeois of Barstow, CA, and Jacqueline Campbell of San Marcos, CA. Lewis was interred at Oak Hills Cemetery in Lawrence. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

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Published by Lawrence Journal-World from Jul. 12 to Jul. 13, 2016.

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Jason Bourgeois

July 21, 2016

DAD!! I Miss You SO MUCH!!!!!!! I Can't wait to sing with you and Julia Praises to The Lord Forever!!

Melissa Bourgeois

July 14, 2016

What a wonderful man my time spent with Dad was memories I will cherish forever. He loved our Lord and Savior with all his heart and soul. I will always remember forever. I am the wife of his son Jason Bourgeois and honor to say I will always through my husband have a great piece of love memories and forever be in our minds in hearts. I know you are in heaven Dad you are so happy no more pain just happiness Oh to look upon our Heavenly Father words can not described the love the joy and void of forever. I love you Dad, I will see you again, love always Melissa

Pansy Bishop

July 12, 2016

So sorry for your loss, wife Marilyn, son Jason, grand children Cole, Josh, and Josie. I hope Lew is at peace after fighting that awful cancer for the past few years.

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