Officer Thomas Joseph LaValley

SHREVEPORT, LA - A Memorial Service for Officer Thomas Joseph LaValley, 29, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2015 at Summer Grove Baptist Church,South Park Mall, 8924Jewella Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71118 with a visitation to follow until 9:00 p.m.A Rosary will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at Ourso Funeral Home,13533 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, LA 70737, with a visitation to follow. The family will receive friends from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2015 at Ourso Funeral Home and the procession will lead to Holy Rosary Catholic Church for the service. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 44450 Highway 429, St Amant, LA 70774. Interment will follow at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery. Officiating will be Father Michael Galea. Thomas was born on December 19, 1985 in Baton Rouge, LA and was killed in the line of duty serving the citizens of Shreveport, LA on August 5, 2015. He was a 2003 graduate of St. Amant High School and was a member of the wrestling team. He graduated from Northwestern State University and started working at KTBS Channel 3 as a videographer. He went to the Shreveport Police Academy and graduated at the top of his class. He proudly served on the Shreveport Police Department for 4 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was an avid New Orleans Saints fan. His cat "Drew" was named for his favorite Saint. Thomas was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Eddie Paul LeBeau, and paternal grandparents, Lillian and Thomas Joseph LaValley. Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Jacqueline Ann LeBeau; father, Joseph Thomas LaValley; brother, Alexander Paul LaValley; sisters, Kimberly Bessa and her husband, Tyler, and Andrea Anderson and her husband, Kevin; maternal grandmother, Helen B. LeBeau; niece, Emily Bessa; nephews, Tyler, Caleb and Joshua Bessa, also numerous aunts, uncles, a host of cousins and special friends, Randy Aucoin, Mitch Johnston and Dustin Booker. Honoring Officer LaValley as pallbearers will be the honor guards from law enforcement agencies. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the Shreveport Police Department. The family would like to express their deepest and most sincere thanks to all law enforcement agencies for their help and assistance during this difficult time.