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)
The funeral procession on U.S. 190 for former police chief Gary "Goose" Fontenot.
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 sa…
