Keith Robert Wyatt

St. Martinville – A Funeral Service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 30, 2018, at Pellerin Funeral Home for Keith Robert Wyatt, 68, who passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, Texas
Visiting hours were observed at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and continued on Monday at 8 am until 11 a.m. A rosary wase prayed at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Deacon Ken Soignier officiated at the Funeral Service.
A private burial will be held at a later date.
Keith Wyatt was a beloved husband, father, and brother. He was first and foremost a musician. He was an educator, director of bands, singer, songwriter, composer and arranger.
Mr. Wyatt was born and grew up in St. Martinville, Louisiana. He graduated from USL (University of Southwestern Louisiana) where he was a member of Phi Mu Alpha. He earned dual Bachelor’s degrees in Music Theory & Education.
His love of music spanned his entire lifetime. Mr. Wyatt began playing in bands during high school and culminated his career as Director of Bands for Iberia Parish where he inspired his students and shared his love of music. Mr. Wyatt was a mentor and role model for his students and taught them life-long lessons about the rewards of discipline and hard work. By the testimony of many, Mr. Wyatt’s positive influence extended beyond the classroom and into the homes and families of his students. He felt a profound responsibility to and love for all his students during his many years as a band director.
Throughout his music career, Mr. Wyatt played in bands with many local musicians in both the Lafayette and New Orleans areas during which time he opened for a number of nationally known performers.
Mr. Wyatt loved the city of New Orleans and spent over 20 years playing music and working in the restaurant and hotel industry there. Because of his affection and appreciation for New Orleans, Mr. Wyatt took advantage of every opportunity to return for personal visits.
He is survived by his loving wife, Diana Banks Wyatt of Sugar Land, Texas; his daughters, Alexis Wyatt of New Orleans and Lindsay Wyatt of Jacksonville, Fla.; his son, Vincent Wyatt of Sugar Land, Texas; his brother, Buddy Bonin and wife Gail Porrier of New Iberia; and his sister, Alice Landry and husband David of Maumelle, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon Eugene Wyatt Sr.; his mother, Viola Latiolais Bonin; his stepfather, Howard “Tobe” Bonin; and his brother, Vernon “Skip” Wyatt Jr.
Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville was in charge of arrangements.
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