Jesse Charles ?Chuck? McLain, Jr., 42, of Orange died Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
Born October 26, 1968, to Antoinette and Jesse C. McLain in Port Arthur; he was the Director of Management Information Systems in Orange County. Chuck was the loving husband of Stephanie McLain and wonderful father to their two daughters, Chelsea Marie McLain and Jessica Leigh McLain. Chuck grew up in Nederland with his mother and father and his only sister, Debbie. Chuck was active from an early age in local competitive sports. Chuck excelled in baseball, football and power lifting. While attending Lamar University, studying management information systems, Chuck met his wife, Stephanie Carroll. Chuck and Stephanie graduated from Lamar University, joined together in marriage in 1994 and began their life together in Orange. Chuck was very involved with his daughters? activities, especially coaching softball. Chuck also loved to continuously improve his golf game whenever time permitted, not taking away from his family time. Chuck and his family were active members of St. Francis Catholic Church Community and attended Sunday mass as a family. Chuck dedicated his life to his family, his work, and his friends and was a very honest, loyal, and trustworthy person to all those he cared about in his life. Chuck is survived by his wife, Stephanie McLain, his two daughters, Chelsea McLain and Jessica McLain, his parents Antoinette and Jesse C. McLain; his mother-in-law Olga Carroll and his father-in-law Tommy Carroll of Orange; his sister, Debbie McLain Gray, brother-in-law K. Scott Gray, nephew, Blake K. Gray; niece, Lauren Gray; his Godmother and Aunt, Rosie Decuir and many other aunts, uncles and cousins. His family wishes to acknowledge his special friends who have touched his life over the years, especially at Orange County and all those he?s met coaching softball.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in his honor at 10 AM on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at St. Francis Catholic Church under the direction of Father Tom Phelan, with burial to follow at St. Mary?s Cemetery. A gathering of his family and friends will begin at 5 PM Friday evening at Claybar Funeral Home, with a Wake service to begin at 7 PM.
Serving as Pallbearers will be Scott Gray, Blake Gray, David Bonura, Clint Decuir, Brian Decuir, Brent Bates and Ross Bates. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Emergency Management Team of Orange County.