Thomas James Trahan
1955 - 2013 (58 years)-
Name Thomas James Trahan Nickname Tommy T Born 4 Mar 1955 Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Gender Male Died 13 Dec 2013 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried 16 Dec 2013 Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum - Abbeville, Louisiana, USA Person ID I14721 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 18 Jun 2025
Father Claude Trahan, b. 4 Nov 1918, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 10 May 1968, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 49 years) Mother Giles Elizabeth Frederick, b. 24 Sep 1918, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 22 May 1964, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 45 years) Family ID F6466 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 R.A. Daigle Last Modified 18 Jun 2025 Family ID F6525 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 M.S. Courville Last Modified 17 Jun 2025 Family ID F6524 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 4 Mar 1955 - Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Died - 13 Dec 2013 - Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Buried - 16 Dec 2013 - Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum - Abbeville, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
Obituary picture
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1973 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Track
Award for Outstanding Track Man, Captain
Lynn Simon and Tommy Trahan
1973 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Track
Billy Dugas, Philip Bertrand, Tommy Trahan, and Carl Ledet
1973 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Athletic Awards
Billy Dugas (all-district, scholastic); Philip Bertrand (all-district, most valuable lineman); Tommy Trahan (all-district, captain, most valuable back and player); Carl Ledet (all-district); in football.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1972 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Junior Tommy Trahan (25) rambles on after good blocking to gain yardage that helped in the Wildcat defeat of Eunice. Tommy brought many a spectator to his feet with several spectacular runs, some clean across the field, to become one of the most noticed junior football players in the state.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1972 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Tommy Trahan, 100-yard dash man, is shown flashing across the finish line in one of his many victories. Tommy broke the old school record of 9.9 in the dask with a run of 9.65.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1972 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
The 440-yard relay team compsoed of Tommy Trahan, Randy Campbell, Billy Dugas, and Clay Bergeron took second in regional and sixth in state besides setting a new school record of 43.1 from 43.3.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1972 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Track
The team's mile relay foursome was composed of Keno Perry, Randy Campbell, Tommy Trahan, and Billy Dugas.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1971 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Sophomore
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1971 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Wilcat Honors
Sophomore - All-district-parish
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1971 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
Tommy Trahan rambles onward in the Comeaux game as he picks up his blockers.
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1970 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
220-YD. Dash: Tommy Trahan, Ronald Stoutes
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
1968 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
8th Grade
Headstones 
Headstone of Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan, Mary Lou Trahan, Paul Wilmer Trahan, Claude "Kie" Trahan, and Giles Elizabeth Frederick Trahan
Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum - Abbeville, Louisiana, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
Thomas James "Tommy T" Trahan
(March 4, 1955 - December 13, 2013)
Abbeville - Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Thomas James Trahan, 58, who died Friday, December 13, 2013 after a very short battle with cancer at Lafayette General Medical Center.
He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Deacon Randy Hyde officiating the services. Honorary pallbearers will be former football teammates.
"Tommy T" was a 1973 AHS graduate. He was an avid athlete and held many high school records in both track and football. In 1990 he was inducted into the AHS Hall of Fame. Tommy was an avid outdoorsman who loved spending time at his lake home in Toledo Bend.
He is survived by wife, Mona C. Trahan; a brother, Wilbert Trahan and his wife Kim; nieces, Alisha Trahan, Anna Giles Ivanisky, Mary Lemaire, Elizabeth Lemaire and Carla Bodin; nephews, Fred Trahan, Matthew Lemaire, Michael Lemaire, Anthony Lemaire, Patrick Lemaire and Shane Bodin.
He was preceded in death by parents, Claude Trahan and Giles Frederick Trahan; brothers, Wilfred Trahan and Paul Trahan; sister, Mary Lou Trahan; and a niece, Rene' Trahan.
Tommy's family would like to give a special thanks to Nona Grant his caregiver.
Visiting hours at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Monday, December 16, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. until time of service.
(Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on December 15, 2013)
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