LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Family, friends, and loved ones gathered on Monday, January 7, to remember one of two people with Lafayette ties killed in the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.
Tiger Bech, 27, was a 2015 graduate of St. Thomas More, where he was an all-star athlete and went on to play football at Princeton.
He was laid to rest late at St. John Cemetery after an overflow funeral Mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in downtown Lafayette.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Funeral arrangements are now set for the Lafayette native killed in the New Orleans terror attack victim on New Year’s Day. Services for Tiger Bech, 27, an STM alum, will be held on Monday, January 6, at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Cathedral in downtown Lafayette. Bech’s mother spoke about the tragedy. "He was a shooting star in life,” said Michelle Bech. “He was so bright. He lived bigger than life. He was a brilliant boy. He was an incredible athlete. He had a huge heart. His friends came from every walk of life." She added her son lived life to the fullest, checking off multiple bucket list items at such a young age.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former Princeton football star from Lafayette, an 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, and a father of two, suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers. Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement late Wednesday that they will release the names of the dead once autopsies are complete and they've talked with the next of kin. About 30 people were injured.
NEW ORLEANS (NEWS 15) — News 15 has learned that one of the people killed in the French Quarter early on New Year's Day when a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police is from Lafayette. Sources said Tiger Bech, 27, a former football player at St. Thomas More Catholic High School, died from the crash.
Bech was working on Wall Street and was back home in Louisiana for the holidays.
