TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for BANKSTON, RAY "CHIP", III   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Feb. 11 to Feb. 13, 2014

Died: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014

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BANKSTON, RAY "CHIP", III 

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Ray P. "Chip" Bankston III, 54, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, passed 
away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. 

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until funeral time Thursday at Rabenhorst 
Funeral Home on Government Street in Baton Rouge. Funeral services will be at 
noon Thursday at the funeral home, conducted by Dr. George Haile, 

with burial at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux. 

He is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife, Anita Rodrigue Bankston; 
children, Ryan Christopher Bankston and Lauren Grace Bankston; mother, Lillian 
Iverson Bankston; sister, Dr. Susan M. Bankston; brother, Blance M. Bankston, 
all of Baton Rouge; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Wanda 
Rodrigue; brothers-in-law, Brian, Todd, and Scott Rodrigue and their spouses, 
all of Thibodaux; and numerous nephews and nieces. 

He was preceded in death by his father and hero, Ray P. Bankston Jr.; and 
brother-in-law, Daniel Rodrigue. 

A devoted and loving father and husband, Chip was born in Baton Rouge Feb. 9, 
1960. Chip had just turned 54 when he passed away. 
He was a graduate of University High School and Louisiana State University with 
a bachelor's degree in computer science. While at LSU, he was a member of 
Acacia fraternity. He was a true computer "techie", who started with card 
readers at LSU to program computers before keyboards were available and 
remained connected to the computer industry over the decades to know today's 
latest technology. 
He was an avid LSU football fan and enjoyed watching auto racing. Chip's 
greatest joy was his kids. He loved watching his son follow in his footsteps 
playing football for U-High and observing his daughter's prodigious artistic 
talents. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney 
Foundation. 

Rabenhorst Funeral Home in Baton Rouge is in charge of arrangements 

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