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Raymond J. Tregre, Jr., 86, of Floresville, Texas, and long time resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 23, 2020, in Floresville.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in St. James, Louisiana, on September 5, 1933, he was the son of Raymond J. Tregre, Sr. and Marie A. Andermann Tregre. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and went on to work as a mechanic for DuPont for 35 years. Raymond loved spending time with his family whether they were having crawfish boils, or attending family reunions. He enjoyed going out dancing and in his younger years he liked to go rabbit hunting. Raymond loved his family and friends dearly and his memory will live on through them.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Marie Tregre; and his siblings, Larry Tregre, Ronnie Tregre, Judy Bourg, and Betty Ann Price.

Raymond is survived by his wife, Judy Tregre; children, Brian Keith Tregre and wife Sheri of West Orange and Heidi Michelle Coke and husband Rob of San Antonio; grandchildren, Derrik Tregre and wife Kelsey, Justin Tregre and wife Ashley, Trevor Tregre, Elan Coke, and Keaton Coke; great-grandchildren, Brennon Tregre, Brayton Tregre, Brooklyn Tregre, Kadence Tregre, Kiason Tregre, and Carter Arnold; and his siblings, Radford Tregre of Des Allemands, LA, Ricky Tregre of Luling, LA, Barry Tregre of Raceland, LA, and Naina Alford of Montgomery, TX; along with numerous other loving family and friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Brian Tregre, Rob Coke, Derrik Tregre, Justin Tregre, Trevor Tregre, Brennon Tregre, Brayton Tregre, Keaton Coke, and Kiason Tregre