Comments about former police chief Gary "Goose" Fontenot
Former Eunice police chief Gary “Goose” Fontenot speaks at the 2018 Veterans Day ceremony at VFW Post 8971. Fontenot served 12 years — three terms — as police chief and 21 years as a firefighter for the city. The Vietnam War veteran died Dec. 17 at his home. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
Three-term police chief Gary “Goose” Fontenot, who died on Dec. 17, is remembered by many as a friend and good man. He was 69 years old. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot remembers him as his father, friend and inspiration. Most kids grow up wanting to be a fireman or police officer and his father was both of those, he said. “Later in life, after I had kids, we really became best friends,” he said. Font…
