Roland Lacoste

Roland LaCoste, 21, died Monday, July 1, 2013, as the result of a car  accident in Arizona.

He was born Aug. 12, 1991, in Miami, Fla. He was a resident of Dodge  City. Roland was a 2009 graduate of Newton High School and attended both Dodge  City Community College and Hutchinson Community College. He greatly enjoyed  basketball and athletic challenges. He enjoyed kids and was a coach for Mid  America Youth Basketball. Roland was also a volunteer for Big  Brothers.

Roland had a fondness for dogs and greatly enjoyed the fireworks of  the Fourth of July. He was a loving son and brother and will be greatly  missed.

Roland is survived by his parents, James LaCoste and Debra  Miller-Dealy of Newton; sisters, Carle and Kerwin Brocksmith of Oklahoma City,  Okla., Casey and Justin Billingsley of Stillwater, Okla., Carrie Dealy of  Newton, and Courtney Dealy and her partner Mollie Sultenfuss of Newton; maternal  grandparents, Don and Nova Miller of El Dorado; nieces, Maisy and Annie  Brocksmith and Maya Sultenfuss; and many other loving family  members.

A memorial celebration of Roland’s life will be at 2 p.m. Monday,  July 8, 2013, at First Christian Church in Newton, with the Rev. Gary Bell  presiding.

Memorials are suggested to Petersen Funeral Home, 215 N. Main St.,  Newton, KS 67114.

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