Charles Richard Lang Jr.

Charles Richard Lang Jr., better known as Rick, died on April 8, 2024 at his home in Kenner, Louisiana. Cause of death was respiratory illness. Rick was 70 years of age. Rick was born on October 23, 1953 in Robstown, TX to Dick and Beverly Lang. His family soon moved to Lafayette, LA where he attended school and discovered some of his many joys including baseball, duck hunting and fishing. He was a troublemaker, but rarely got caught. Rick attended one year of college at Louisiana State University, and finished his degree at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) where he made many lifelong friendships. After college, he worked as a senior policy analyst for Amoco Production Company. He moved to Texas with his wife Paulette (deceased) in 1989, where he raised his children and opened a chain of video stores called Super Video. He sold the video stores just before the rise of internet streaming. He had many happy years in Texas, watching his kids grow up, welcoming his grandchildren into the world, and ultimately meeting his wife Judie. In 2017, they moved to Louisiana to care for family members and enjoy retirement. Rick’s favorite place to be was fishing in the Biloxi Marsh with his first mate, Sterling Lejune, and he did that frequently in the final years of his life. Other hobbies he enjoyed include listening to talk radio, watching the news, and making people’s wishes come true. Rick was a loyal Saints and LSU Tiger fan. He had a unique sense of humor, and a stoic disposition. His greatest pride in life was his family. Rick was the patriarch of a large and beautifully blended family. He is survived by his wife Judie, of Kenner, LA; his children, Scott Jones and his wife Brenda of Wallis, TX, Paul Jones of Katy, TX, Jacob Hendrix and his wife Jazmine of Katy, TX and Elizabeth Keene and her husband Clinton, of New Orleans, LA; and his grandchildren Isabel, James, Patricia, Kellie, Samantha, Lucas and Zane. Rick was also survived by his step-children Jason Wilson, Lloyd Wilson and his wife Jennifer, William “Bill” Wilson, Jennifer Voan and her husband Philip, and Kari Stanley; his step-grandchildren Josh, Madison, Joylynn, Zoe, Ryllee, Kaitlynn, Emma, Finley, Tatom, and Levi; his daughter-in-law Katie Hahn, his adopted-in-love son Tre, as well as in-laws, cousins, and friends too numerous to count. Rick was preceded in death by his parents Charles Richard Lang Sr. and Beverly Jean Ashton, his sister Linda K. Schneider, the mother of his children Paulette Marie Lang, and his son Charles Richard Lang III (Petey). A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024 at Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home in Kenner, LA. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a service starting at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Rick requested that donations be made to The Petey Lang Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Most importantly, you can honor Rick by treating each other with the same love and generosity he showed to each of us every day of his life. Make checks payable to: Attn: Scott Jones The Petey Lang Memorial Scholarship Foundation 514 Lakeview Drive Wallis, Texas 77485

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Charles Richard Lang Jr.

October 23, 1953 - April 8, 2024