Luke Robert Ragas

His kind heart touched every single person he came across since he was a little boy. He couldn’t tell a lie and always felt immediate guilt when he did something wrong. His nanny taught him how to smuggle candy into the movies when he was 10 years old and he couldn’t wait to get to confession the next morning. He attended Port Barre High School and continued his love for football as a Red Devil for 4 years. He found a family of friends there. His love for frogging, hunting, and fishing had only multiplied by then. If he wasn’t playing football, he was in the bayou or in the woods.

Luke was born with hereditary pancreatitis and became extremely sick in his senior year of high school. Within a year and a half he was hospitalized 22 times. In that time he met the love of his life Hailey, born on the bayous of Henderson. Her family owned a seafood market and were avid fishermen, crawfishermen, and hunters so he knew right away she had to be sent to him straight from God. They took a short break when his parents took him to MN where he underwent a TPIAT surgery. They spent months there recovering. The day after a 11.5 hour surgery he walked down the halls of the hospital with tubes coming out all ends of his body and told his doctors “I’m getting the hell out of here.”

The outpouring of support and prayers from his family, friends, community and even strangers was nothing short of amazing. He was a walking miracle and never let his second chance on life go to waste. He worked odd jobs while going to college building fences, picking up scrap metal (his favorite) and doing body work at J&K Customs. He finished his degree at SLCC and graduated with an Associate Degree in Industrial Technology. He went on to work for Baker Hughes as a technician working on drilling tools.

His love for Hailey had only strengthened and he just knew he was destined to marry her. They were wed on April 22, 2023 in Cecilia. They had the most beautiful wedding surrounded by the people they loved most. They went to Tennessee on their honeymoon and spent an entire week going on adventures and being in love. Even though his life was cut short, anyone who had the pleasure of knowing him was absolutely blessed. He was a son, grandson, godchild, nephew, brother, husband, and the best friend anyway could ask for.