This is my Pawpee. I miss him already.

Warren Ralph Batt
February 24, 1927 - September 18, 2007

Warren Ralph Batt passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the age of 80. Beloved husband of Shirley Maltese Batt and the late Marie Louise Bradley Batt.

He is survived by his mother, Optat Millet Batt; son, Owen Batt and wife Sandy of Chappell Hill, TX, and daughter, Arlene Batt of New Orleans; his grandchildren, who lovingly called him “Pawpee”, Bradley Batt and wife Carrie, Richele Ramsey and husband Michael, Natalie Glowka and husband Marshall, and Jacob Williams and wife Mindy; and three great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Samantha Ramsey, and Haley Williams. He was predeceased by his father, Warren Reboli Batt.

Other survivors include his sisters, Gail Thibaut and husband Robert of Saint Louis, MO, Jacqueline Tomeny and husband Richard of Covington, LA, as well as several nieces and nephews, and many other family and friends.

Warren was born February 24, 1927 in New Orleans and lived in the greater New Orleans area all of his life. He was a Pacific Fleet Navy veteran serving aboard the USS Topeka, proudly serving his country. He shared many memories of those times with his family and friends, and had an insatiable appetite for war history.

Warren was a semi-retired professional mechanical engineer, having received his Louisiana professional engineering registration certification in 1957. He was a partner in Salzer, Batt, and Assoc., Stone and Batt, Inc., and was most recently employed by the New Orleans Aviation Board at Louis Armstrong International Airport.

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Lots of stuff going on and I cannot tell you how much these guys have been on my mind … They have been at MDA every day this week and I really do not know how they get through each and every day with everything they have going on!

I wanted to post these photos from my visit with my parents on Sunday… You should see their place in Chappell Hill — it is really country livin’!!!

One of the many fruit plants that my parents have — this one is a satsuma tree. We used to have these all over in Belle Chasse, which my parents house and ever-growing garden is starting to remind me more and more of!

Close up of the satsumas… We used to pick these straight off the tree (after they turned orange, obviously) and eat them right there — very cool when you are a kid — and delicious!!

This is how my parents get on the interwebs — that big-a$$ antenna!! Thankfully my dad is enough of a techie to pay the bucks for this through Texas Broadband. I think that their rates are comparable to DSL / Cable Modems, but they did have to shell out the money for the antenna! Pretty cool technology…

“Nana” watering her garden. Actually this is her “potting area” where she takes trimmings off of other plants to make new ones. I’ll take “Things I Have Never Done for $500, Alex.” … I did not exactly inherit my parents green thumb. They have trees planted everywhere, all sorts of landscaping that they are doing themselves, etc. Me? Well, let’s just say that the hanging basket out front isn’t doing so well.

Another plant … this is a while tomato plant that just sprung up somewhere on their property and they moved it next to the hot tub. My mom picked off a tomato and ate it as we passed by! LOL

Carrie and me at Macaroni Grill after I got home that night. Carrie wanted to go somewhere where she could go “bummed out” — and look how cute she is here!! Seriously, what a hottie in some of her new Texas gear!

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My friend Arnold (through Carrie who went to UT with him) emailed me Friday afternoon to see if I wanted to go to the TCU @ Texas game on Saturday… So, at the late minute, I went on a road trip to Austin with him! Sweet!!! Thank you Arnold!

I called Carrie Saturday morning (I didn’t see the email until late Friday night) to see if she was cool with it (I am not whipped, but I’m not stupid either — do not mess with a woman who has been in school for the last two weekends, plus an entire week before that!!!). She totally wanted me to go, but admitted that she was hella-jealous!

Here are some photos and vids from the weekend…

Arnold with his game face on!

Random UT fans decked out for the game — we saw a lot of burnt orange on the drive up on 290!

Arnold and Brian waiting to get in to the game.

The UT band rocked!

Go refs!!!

The cranes working on the stadium expansion.

And some dude watching the game from on top of one of the cranes!

View from our seats — sweet!!

Me, Brian, and Arnold…. HOOK EM!!!

Video montage of the game!!! I know that Carrie will especially enjoy this since she couldn’t make it!

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