Roosevelt "Rooster" Langlinais

Mr. Roosevelt Joseph "Rooster" Langlinais, age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Mr. Langlinais was born in Biloxi, graduated from Biloxi High School and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi/Ocean Springs, MS. He served in the U.S. Army, worked for Medical Arts Pharmacy for five years and retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding after 39 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Obey and Isabelle Langlinais, sisters, Anna Mae Thibodeaux and Mable Sanders and a brother, Joseph Vilce Langlinais. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Joyce Langlinais, daughter, Donna (David) Howard, two sons, Michael (Patricia Kay) Langlinais and Kenny (Charlene) Langlinais, two sisters, Hazel Pitalo and Melva Eaton, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Friday, June 2, from 9:30am until 11am, with an 11am Mass of Catholic Burial, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park. The family would like to give thanks to Notre Dame Hospice, Hospice of Light and to friends and family. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.