Maxwell Hayden Edward Mayeaux
Maxwell Hayden Edward Mayeaux, age 70, passed away Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, in Annapolis, MD, following a long illness. A graveside service will be held on Friday, February 14th, at 2 PM in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist cemetery in Lafayette, LA. (914 St. John St., Lafayette LA 70501)
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Lutomske Mayeaux; his brother, Luke Andrew Mayeaux (Esther); his sister, Katie Mayeaux Jones (Kent); and his nieces, Trisha Kristin Mayeaux, Zoe Christine Lutomske, and Gia Marie Lutomske.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Hayden E. Mayeaux and Norma Crane Mayeaux; his brothers, John Barton Mayeaux and Paul English Mayeaux; and his sister, Tracey Elizabeth Mayeaux.
A retired Aquaculture Program Specialist from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Max graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Marine Biology and both a B.S. and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Aquaculture) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and a doctoral minor in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University.
Max was a tender-hearted soul who was unfailingly loving, funny, and brilliant. Though he lived with Rebecca in Bowie, MD, his heart was always in Louisiana. Max was a dedicated outdoorsman. Whenever asked what he loved to do or would rather be doing, he always responded, “fishing,” but his fondest memories involved duck hunting at the camp with his father, brothers, and many friends.
Second, only to his love of the out-of-doors was his love of music. Max leaves behind nine guitars, five amplifiers (and about a dozen pedals and boxes I could not identify on a bet).
Still, above all, he leaves us with the memory of a kind and loving heart, a keen intellect, and a laugh that I can still hear when I close my eyes. Rest well, my love.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lafayette Area Resources Center (LARC, Inc.) in Max’s memory and, indeed, in special remembrance of Tracey Elizabeth Mayeaux, our personal angel.
LARC, Inc. is a local nonprofit organization based in Lafayette, LA, providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Donations may be made online in their memory at https://lafayettelarc.org/donate/ , or you may mail the donation to their offices at:
LARC, INC.
303 New Hope Road,
Lafayette, LA 70506