LAFAYETTE, La. (The Advertiser)- The Lafayette community is mourning the loss of Garrett O’Connor, who died Monday at the age of 56. He was known to many in the baseball world for his career as a player at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and in the minor leagues.

O’Connor played for the Ragin’ Cajuns from 1982-85 when it was called USL. He was inducted into the Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.

He was also the beloved general manager of Chris’ Poboys on West Pinhook Road for more than 33 years.

His best friend, Jeff Raggio, attended Lafayette High school with him and said O’Connor never met a stranger.

“He knew everybody,” Raggio said. “Everybody that would walk through that door at Chris’, he would treat them like family and he would make friends with them. He was the best friend a person could ever have. He would do anything for anybody.” 

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