Gary Henry Jude

Jennings Jr.

It is with profound sorrow, unimaginable pain, and heavy hearts we announce the unexpected passing of Gary Henry Jude Jennings Jr. on August 20, 2026 at 12:18AM at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was just 41 years old. 

He is the son of the late Gary Henry Jude Jennings Jr. and Wanda Ann Jennings of Carriere, Mississippi. Brother to Tammy Ann Jennings of Hammond, Louisiana. Notably honored and proud father to his loving daughter Haley Alexis Jennings of Lacombe, Louisiana, 13 years old. 

While departing his earthly life here with us he is now entering his everlasting eternal life where he will be reunited with his late father Gary Henry Jude Jennings Sr., paternal grandparents the late Edward Earl Jennings Sr. and Inez F. Jennings. Maternal grandparents Harold Paul Milan Jr. and Clara Belle Milan. 

Gary was born in Louisiana in 1985. He grew up in St. Bernard, Louisiana where he attended school. He was a 2003 graduate of Andrew Jackson Magnet High School. He attended Nunez Community College in Chalmette, Louisiana, Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi. 

He was employed at Home Depot in Chalmette and Picayune. He also was employed for John C. Stennis NASA Space Center in Mississippi. 

At a very young age Gary was a student of Chalmette Karate where he practiced Tang Soo Do martial arts under the tutelage of Grand Master Wayne Guillot. He continued his fascination with martial arts as an adult at the Golden Dragon Gym MMA mixed martial arts under the tutelage of Sensei Lawrence Patrick. 

Gary touched the lives of everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him. Gary never met a stranger! He spent his life making everyone around him feel safe, seen, and deeply loved. His selflessness, warmth, and generous spirit will be missed and forever remembered. 

Gary leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, humor, wisdom, and strength. He held a wide circle of friends and loved ones he often referred to as chosen family. 

It brings us profound solace and pride to share with you all Gary’s selflessness, and his generosity continues even though his own journey has ended. In his life he can be summed up as a selfless hero. He was an organ donor. His final act turned a profound loss into a lasting legacy of hope and healing. His ultimate gifts of life was a blessing to four recipients. 

His mother Mrs. Wanda says “I say with immense humility and pride I am deeply moved and a grateful parent knowing my son ensured his own ending became a brand new beginning to someone else and their family.” 

He will be deeply missed.