The funeral rites will be in Newton, Texas Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11:00 a. m. in the Newton High School Gymnasium, 2812 Hwy 190 East, Newton, Texas
Interment following the funeral will take place in Belgrade Cemetery of Bon Wier, Texas.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Bio & Incident Details
Age: 24
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 12/8/2012
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Issac was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 1, south of Highway 120, during a period of heavy rain.
His patrol car hydroplaned as he entered a curve on the roadway. The vehicle left the road, went down an embankment, and struck several trees. Despite wearing his seatbelt, Deputy Issac suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Issac is survived by his expectant wife.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff Victor Jones Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
200 Church Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
Ricky Issac Jr. always seemed to be smiling but beneath that grin was a ferocious competitor who came to the Northwestern State University football team as a walk-on and became the Demons' defensive most valuable player as a senior in 2011.
Issac, 24, died Saturday afternoon in a one-car accident while on patrol as a deputy with the Natitchoches Parish Sheriff's Office. He was in his first year as deputy.
"This is just very sad," former NSU football coach Bradley Dale Peveto said Sunday. "He was a great guy. He was a great teammate. He was the kind of man you hope your son grows up to become."
Issac, who grew up in Cypress, Texas, was an undersized defensive end at 6-foot-4 and 227 pounds but eventually earned a scholarship and became a starter as a senior.
I am broken-hearted," said former NSU defensive line coach Jay Thomas, who now is the defensive coordinator at Southern Missouri. "Ricky had such a desire to be successful. He had such a passion for the game."
It was Issac's competitive drive that made him develop into the all-Southland Conference player he became as a senior.
"He was such a competitor," said former NSU defensive lineman Wade Williams, who played alongside Issac for four seasons. "When I first came to Northwestern, I would wrestle Ricky. I grew up wrestling my brothers my whole life. I must have beat him 100 times but Ricky refused to stop. He was going to keep wrestling me until he beat me."
Off the field, Issac always was smiling and upbeat.
"There are so many memories of him," former NSU linebacker Yaser Elqutub said. "Talk to anyone about Ricky and they will start laughing. That's just the way he was. He was a great guy to be around. I just can't believe he's gone."
Isaac was very popular in the locker room.
"He was a very generous man," Williams said. "He was generous to me and to many others. He would do anything for his teammates."
Issac was married to the former Akilah Givens, who played basketball at NSU. Akilah teaches algebra and is an assistant basketball coach at Natchitoches Central High School. The couple is expecting their first child and learned last week that it will be a boy.
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"Ricky was really looking forward to being a father," Thomas said, "and he was going to be a great dad."
Issac became a Christian during his time at Northwestern State, Williams said.
"Ricky was saved during an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) retreat," Williams said. "I will never forget that day. It was a great day and I was so happy for him."
Issac's faith deepened over time, his friends said.
"I know Ricky was strong in his faith and that was something I was really happy to see," NSU athletics director Greg Burke said. "If we don't have our faith at times like this, what do we have?"
Issac graduated from NSU in December 2011 and joined the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office shortly after that. He was assigned to the patrol division.
"He was an all-around good guy," said Lt. Craig LaCour, who was Issac's supervisor. "He was liked by all of his fellow officers. Our hearts are heavy today."
Issac approached his work as a deputy with the same intensity he had shown as a football player.
"He would do anything for anybody," LaCour said. "When he saw an area where he needed to improve, he worked hard at getting better at it."
Isaac remained close to the NSU football team.
"When we started fall camp this year, I would look up and see the patrol car on top of the hill," Peveto said. "I knew Ricky was watching us. I know he was missing the game."
Isaac became the police escort that accompanied the Demon team buses on road trips this fall, allowing him to watch the games.
"I know he enjoyed that," Peveto said, "and we enjoyed having him with us. Ricky was a Demon. He was always going to be a Demon."
Along with his wife, Issac is survived by his parents, Ricky Sr. and Aquanetta, along with a brother, Jeremy Jackson, and three sisters, Victoria, Madison and Jasmine.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home of Natchitoches.
"Ricky was really looking forward to being a father," Thomas said, "and he was going to be a great dad."
Issac became a Christian during his time at Northwestern State, Williams said.
"Ricky was saved during an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) retreat," Williams said. "I will never forget that day. It was a great day and I was so happy for him."
Issac's faith deepened over time, his friends said.
"I know Ricky was strong in his faith and that was something I was really happy to see," NSU athletics director Greg Burke said. "If we don't have our faith at times like this, what do we have?"
Issac graduated from NSU in December 2011 and joined the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office shortly after that. He was assigned to the patrol division.
"He was an all-around good guy," said Lt. Craig LaCour, who was Issac's supervisor. "He was liked by all of his fellow officers. Our hearts are heavy today."
Issac approached his work as a deputy with the same intensity he had shown as a football player.
"He would do anything for anybody," LaCour said. "When he saw an area where he needed to improve, he worked hard at getting better at it."
Isaac remained close to the NSU football team.
"When we started fall camp this year, I would look up and see the patrol car on top of the hill," Peveto said. "I knew Ricky was watching us. I know he was missing the game."
Isaac became the police escort that accompanied the Demon team buses on road trips this fall, allowing him to watch the games.
"I know he enjoyed that," Peveto said, "and we enjoyed having him with us. Ricky was a Demon. He was always going to be a Demon."
Along with his wife, Issac is survived by his parents, Ricky Sr. and Aquanetta, along with a brother, Jeremy Jackson, and three sisters, Victoria, Madison and Jasmine.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home of Natchitoches.
Article by The Town Talk thetowntalk.com
The funeral rites will be in Newton, Texas Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11:00 a. m. in the Newton High School Gymnasium, 2812 Hwy 190 East, Newton, Texas
Interment following the funeral will take place in Belgrade Cemetery of Bon Wier, Texas.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Bio & Incident Details
Age: 24
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 12/8/2012
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Issac was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 1, south of Highway 120, during a period of heavy rain.
His patrol car hydroplaned as he entered a curve on the roadway. The vehicle left the road, went down an embankment, and struck several trees. Despite wearing his seatbelt, Deputy Issac suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Issac is survived by his expectant wife.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff Victor Jones Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
200 Church Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
Ricky Issac Jr. always seemed to be smiling but beneath that grin was a ferocious competitor who came to the Northwestern State University football team as a walk-on and became the Demons' defensive most valuable player as a senior in 2011.
Issac, 24, died Saturday afternoon in a one-car accident while on patrol as a deputy with the Natitchoches Parish Sheriff's Office. He was in his first year as deputy.
"This is just very sad," former NSU football coach Bradley Dale Peveto said Sunday. "He was a great guy. He was a great teammate. He was the kind of man you hope your son grows up to become."
Issac, who grew up in Cypress, Texas, was an undersized defensive end at 6-foot-4 and 227 pounds but eventually earned a scholarship and became a starter as a senior.
I am broken-hearted," said former NSU defensive line coach Jay Thomas, who now is the defensive coordinator at Southern Missouri. "Ricky had such a desire to be successful. He had such a passion for the game."
It was Issac's competitive drive that made him develop into the all-Southland Conference player he became as a senior.
"He was such a competitor," said former NSU defensive lineman Wade Williams, who played alongside Issac for four seasons. "When I first came to Northwestern, I would wrestle Ricky. I grew up wrestling my brothers my whole life. I must have beat him 100 times but Ricky refused to stop. He was going to keep wrestling me until he beat me."
Off the field, Issac always was smiling and upbeat.
"There are so many memories of him," former NSU linebacker Yaser Elqutub said. "Talk to anyone about Ricky and they will start laughing. That's just the way he was. He was a great guy to be around. I just can't believe he's gone."
Isaac was very popular in the locker room.
"He was a very generous man," Williams said. "He was generous to me and to many others. He would do anything for his teammates."
Issac was married to the former Akilah Givens, who played basketball at NSU. Akilah teaches algebra and is an assistant basketball coach at Natchitoches Central High School. The couple is expecting their first child and learned last week that it will be a boy.
(Page 2 of 2)
"Ricky was really looking forward to being a father," Thomas said, "and he was going to be a great dad."
Issac became a Christian during his time at Northwestern State, Williams said.
"Ricky was saved during an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) retreat," Williams said. "I will never forget that day. It was a great day and I was so happy for him."
Issac's faith deepened over time, his friends said.
"I know Ricky was strong in his faith and that was something I was really happy to see," NSU athletics director Greg Burke said. "If we don't have our faith at times like this, what do we have?"
Issac graduated from NSU in December 2011 and joined the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office shortly after that. He was assigned to the patrol division.
"He was an all-around good guy," said Lt. Craig LaCour, who was Issac's supervisor. "He was liked by all of his fellow officers. Our hearts are heavy today."
Issac approached his work as a deputy with the same intensity he had shown as a football player.
"He would do anything for anybody," LaCour said. "When he saw an area where he needed to improve, he worked hard at getting better at it."
Isaac remained close to the NSU football team.
"When we started fall camp this year, I would look up and see the patrol car on top of the hill," Peveto said. "I knew Ricky was watching us. I know he was missing the game."
Isaac became the police escort that accompanied the Demon team buses on road trips this fall, allowing him to watch the games.
"I know he enjoyed that," Peveto said, "and we enjoyed having him with us. Ricky was a Demon. He was always going to be a Demon."
Along with his wife, Issac is survived by his parents, Ricky Sr. and Aquanetta, along with a brother, Jeremy Jackson, and three sisters, Victoria, Madison and Jasmine.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home of Natchitoches.
"Ricky was really looking forward to being a father," Thomas said, "and he was going to be a great dad."
Issac became a Christian during his time at Northwestern State, Williams said.
"Ricky was saved during an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) retreat," Williams said. "I will never forget that day. It was a great day and I was so happy for him."
Issac's faith deepened over time, his friends said.
"I know Ricky was strong in his faith and that was something I was really happy to see," NSU athletics director Greg Burke said. "If we don't have our faith at times like this, what do we have?"
Issac graduated from NSU in December 2011 and joined the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office shortly after that. He was assigned to the patrol division.
"He was an all-around good guy," said Lt. Craig LaCour, who was Issac's supervisor. "He was liked by all of his fellow officers. Our hearts are heavy today."
Issac approached his work as a deputy with the same intensity he had shown as a football player.
"He would do anything for anybody," LaCour said. "When he saw an area where he needed to improve, he worked hard at getting better at it."
Isaac remained close to the NSU football team.
"When we started fall camp this year, I would look up and see the patrol car on top of the hill," Peveto said. "I knew Ricky was watching us. I know he was missing the game."
Isaac became the police escort that accompanied the Demon team buses on road trips this fall, allowing him to watch the games.
"I know he enjoyed that," Peveto said, "and we enjoyed having him with us. Ricky was a Demon. He was always going to be a Demon."
Along with his wife, Issac is survived by his parents, Ricky Sr. and Aquanetta, along with a brother, Jeremy Jackson, and three sisters, Victoria, Madison and Jasmine.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home of Natchitoches.
Article by The Town Talk thetowntalk.com
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