Wallace Joseph Parent Jr. passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 81.  He was born on Saturday, April 25, 1936 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Wallace was an Eagle Scout and a veteran of the United States Air Force.

Wallace is survived by his 2 sons, Michael Joseph Parent and David Wallace Parent; 3 daughters, Rebekah Anne Desjardines and her husband David, Chezell King and her husband Wayne and Jayme M. Scallan; and numerous grandchildren and one great-grandchild

He was preceded in death by his1st wife, Dorothy Polacek, 2nd wife, Gloria Parent; parents, Wallace and Margaret Parent Sr.; and 3 sisters, Jean, Barbara and

Peggy.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Visitation to be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, from 9:00 am until the

Funeral Service begins at 11:00 am at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home - Ponchatoula, 100 W. Magnolia Street, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454.

Interment will follow in Wetmore Cemetery, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.