Lloyd Baugues

My dad, Lloyd Dean Baugues, died on Friday, April 10th.

His death was sudden and unexpected, but his physical and mental health have long been in decline. He was 72 years old.

Dad met my mom, Marg, in college and they got married in 1976. They had two sons – my brother, Jon, and myself – and four grandkids. My dad is also survived by his two brothers, Howard and Keith.

Most folks know my dad as a kind and thoughtful pastor. He served the United Methodist Church for 40 years. His longest tenures were at Union Chapel UMC and Good Shepherd UMC in Indianapolis.

A few years back I wrote a living eulogy for my dad. Everything I said there was true, but it was an incomplete picture of a complicated relationship. There was a heavy dissonance between his public persona and our family's experiences with him in private. At some point, I'll write more about this. But not now.

In lieu of a public funeral we will hold a private ceremony on a family cruise in July that was originally booked to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.

Dad received a kidney transplant in 2021, which gave him a few more years to travel the world with my mom and play with his grandkids. Mom has requested contributions to the National Kidney Foundation in lieu of flowers.

If you'd like to pass along condolences, you can email me directly or family@baugues.com for all of us.