Joseph Raymond Zeyen, Jr., 68, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in Amarillo.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Burial will be at Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary, Louisiana.
Robertson Funeral Directors in Clarendon & Charlet Funral Home in Zachary, Louisiana
Joe was born to Joseph and Dorothy Morris on February 12, 1949, in San Diego, CA. He was later adopted by his step father, Joseph Zeyen.
Joe served as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam where he was wounded six times and was awarded the Purple Heart.
On June 4, 1993, Joe married the love of his life, Theresa Kosack, in Reno, Nevada.
Joe was a resident of Clarendon since 1995. Joe volunteered with the Howardwick Volunteer Fire Department where he served a fire chief for 7 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Kristy; 3 brothers, a sister and brother-in-law.
He is survived by his wife Theresa; step mother Dora Morris of Louisiana; children, Michale Wagoner, Renee Zeyen and Kevin Zeyen all of Oregon; brothers, Michael Morris & Troy Morris both of Louisiana; sister’s, Karen Brand of Ohio, Carla Needham and Kelly Crawford of Louisiana; a niece he thought of as a daughter, Sherri Sullivan and numerous nieces and nephews.
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