Lieutenant Colonel Louis Rock Lagasse 73 of 87 Drayton Court Prosperity died Tuesday July 7 2009 at Palmetto Richland Medical Center.He was born in Cohoes NY a son of the late Louis Joseph and Aurore Guerin Lagasse. He retired from the U.S. Army after 23 years of Service. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and also served in Saudi Arabia and Germany. At his retirement he was serving as the Assistant to the Comptroller of the U.S. Army in the Pentagon. He also retired from Calculon Inc. and was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.Lt. Col. Lagasse is survived by his wife Joan Miller Lagasse; 2 sons and their wives Steve and Dianne Lagasse of Chapin and Brian and Margaret Lagasse of Huntsville AL; a brother and his wife Ronald and Donna Lagasse of Scotia NY; and 9 grandchildren Cindy Lagasse Christopher Lagasse Stephanie Lagasse Hannah Lagasse Joseph Lagasse Patrick Lagasse Matthew Lagasse Meghan Lagasse and Timothy Lagasse.Funeral Mass was conducted at 10:00 A.M. Friday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church by the Father Andrew Vollkommer. The interment services were conducted at 2:00 PM Friday in Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full Military Honors. Rosary was recited at 7:00 P.M Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Visitation did follow the Rosary and lasted until 9:00 P.M.Pallbearers were his grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Honor Flight 551 Granby Lane Columbia SC 29201.Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home Chapin is assisting the family.