Richard was a welder for the oil field for many years and enjoyed carpentry, doing charity work with his beloved wife, and loved to closely follow the stock market. He was known to everyone as a hard-working, faithful, and avid family man, who loved to give the occasional financial advice to anyone who asked.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lastie Benoit & Euphmae Meche; and his brother Billy Benoit.
Those left to cherish his memories include his loving wife, Maureen Sandy Barnes Benoit; his two children, Richard James Benoit Jr. and his wife Linda, and Rhonda Benoit; his three grandchildren, Jordan Benoit, Kayla Benoit Betancourt, and Austin Benoit; his four great-grandchildren, Karrae, Mia, Kalel, and Malachi, as well as his siblings, Bonnie Darce, Gloria Gesztesy, Brenda Copeland, and Rebecca Benoit.
The family will welcome friends and relatives for visitation at Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh on Monday, June 24, 2024, from 9 am until 11:45 am. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church at 12pm. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh, Louisiana.
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