| Jefferson
Council on Aging, Inc. (JCOA) |
…the Area Agency on Aging
for Jefferson Parish
Our mission is to assist the
senior citizens of Jefferson Parish to age with dignity
and independence in the place and manner of their choice. |
It is with great sadness to
inform you of the death of Thomas C. Laughlin,
JCOA's founder and former Executive Director. Tom departed
peacefully at Canon Hospice at 80 years of age surrounded
by his family on August 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held:
Saturday, August 14th St. Christopher the Martyr Church
309 Manson Ave. (church) / 3900 Derbigny St. (school)
Metairie, LA 70001
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM.
Mass to follow at 12:00 noon.
Burial at Lake Lawn Cemetery with Military
Honors.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested a donation
be made in Tom's honor to JCOA. |
JCOA provides the following services: Information
and Assistance, Transportation, Congregate Meals, Home Delivered
Meals, Utility Assistance, Legal Services, Health Insurance
Counseling, Senior Employment and In-Home Services including
Homemaker, Personal Care and Respite. JCOA operates eleven
Multipurpose Senior Centers conveniently located in communities
throughout Jefferson Parish.
In addition, services through our National Family Caregiver
Support Program provide multi-faceted systems of support for
caregivers, regardless of age, who are caring for an older
individual. This also includes service to relative caregivers
age 60+ who are caring for children age 18 or less who have
developmental disabilities.
For more information and eligibility guidelines about any
of our services, call our Aging & Disability
Resource Center at (504) 888-5880 or toll free:
(800) 635-1437.
We are located at:
6640 Riverside Dr., Suite 140, Metairie, LA 70003
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