Mindi Marie 

Comardelle Trosclair

(10-13-1983 - 8-9-2005)

             Born in Houma, LA.  Mindi died of a massive brain hemorage due to an aneurysm. Something we did not know she had. She grew up in Des Allemands, Louisiana. Attended Lafourche parish public schools.

            Married to Abel Trosclair, Sr. and moved to Larose, LA

            She has 6 brothers and sisters: (oldest to youngest: Leslie Comardelle, Jr.; Shelly Comardelle Perrillioux; Ernest Comardelle; Stephanie Comardelle Parria; Jason Comardelle; Lisa Comardelle Spahr. Mindi was the baby girl of the family.

Her Story

That fateful day.

Mindi was driving from Des Allemands to Bayou Gauche to take care of some business with her vehicle. She had her 2 oldest children in the car with her. Lauren, 4 and Abel , Jr. (Bubba), 2 (her other child; Timothy is 2 ½ months). Lauren says she was talking to her Mom, while she was driving, possible around 55 – 60 mph. Suddenly, Mindi asks Lauren to be quiet for a minute, this is when the aneurysm attack happened. Mindi grabbed her head and Lauren says, “My Mom when to sleep”. Doctors said she was gone then. Some how, unbelievably,  Mindi was able to bring the car to a complete stop in the middle of the road. Then the witness says that the car Mindi was driving ever so slowly, creeped off  to the side of the road. It came to a stop once again against a fence post. The doctor said he had never heard anything like this. He said usually, after the aneurysm attack, she died instantly. He said he couldn’t believe that Mindi was able to stop this car. It was the grace of God working with her then. We like to think she became and Angel immediately and stopped and steered the car to safety. She saved the lives of her two children.  She is our Hero. Always…

Mindi was always wanting to help people, especially children. She wasn’t rich in money, but the richest in generosity. She had a great big huge heart. The day she passed, we received a telephone call from a woman sending her condolences who she picked up walking with grocery bags in both hands, and went a good bit out of her way to give her a ride home. She had given this unknown girl her phone number in case she ever needed a ride anywhere.  She would do anything that she was able to do for anyone. Even in death, she is still helping out.  One month before her death, she lost her wallet, which had her driver’s license in it.  My father was talking to her about it and she was looking at his and questioned him about the red organ donor heart on the front of his license. He told her that was there because he wanted to be an organ donor whenever he passes away. Mindi thought that was such a cool idea that when she renewed hers, she became an organ donor (she also had O negative blood type;  I believe the rarest: so she was able to become a donor to any other blood type). Just another way to try to help people out. All organs, tissue and bone marrow was donated after her passing. Everything except the eyes.  By the time of her funeral, (just a few days later) she already had 56 recipients of her organs, tissue and bone marrow. That, with her saving the 2 of her 3 children she had in the car with her, it brings her life saving total to 58. 

What an Angel!!!!!!!!  

I want to stress the impact someone could have with organ donations. The woman who was in charge of the organ donation company said you wouldn’t believe how few people donate organs.

Why take it with you when you have the possibility of donating bone marrow to a child with cancer, or a heart to someone born with a bad heart, not everyone mistreats their body. Some people have no choice to be on the organ donor list. They were put their by the hands of God, not by their own negligence.

Also, we want everyone to know how she saved her children’s lives. Be it before or after her death, the last thing this beautiful heart did in this world was be a Silent Hero to so many people.]

Funny Story:

             She was very mischievous when she was younger.

 I remember once, my brother Ernest once lost a $100 bill. He talked to my father and told him that it was just gone, out of his wallet. Dad told him that it is impossible to just loose $100 in your wallet. Well, here was Mindi, all of 7 or 8 years old smiling from ear to ear. “Mindi, would you happen to know what happened to Ernest’s money?” Dad asked her. She replied, “Not really.  I’m not sure, but if you look in that book with the red cover on the shelf, you might find it on page 368.” Ernest picked up the book and lo and behold, just as she said on page 368 was his crisp $100 bill. Everyone laughs about that to this day. She had no intention on keeping it. At her age she didn’t know the difference between $10 & $100.

 It was Christmas Eve,  Mindi was 5 years old. Curiosity got the best of her. She unwrapped all of the gifts underneath the Christmas Tree. (Even those that were not hers).  After doing this, she got a little worried about being fussed and hid all the gifts in the most odd places; under the kitchen sink, in the oven, in the closet, in the refrigerator, under the bed. When everyone else got up and realized there were no gifts under the tree, we knew who to talk to. There were no more tags on anything, so we didn’t know who’s gifts were for who. So, Mom and Dad attempted to remember how to distribute the gifts.

Favorite Hobby:

     No question about it, Dancing and singing. Her and my niece, Brandi Perrillioux (B.B.) were always singing and dancing. She taught B.B. to dance, and today that little girl can hang with the best of dancers.

What did she do for a living:

   Mindi was a homemaker, wife and mother. That is all she wanted to be. She took really good care of her children. Her family was her life.

What will she be remembered for mostly:

   The lives she saved.  The people she helped. The impact she had on so many people.

   The way she was always smiling.  (It was a beautiful, contagious smile) The way this woman could never hold a grudge, no matter how badly you hurt her feelings. She loved life, she loved living life. She was just happy to be here.  She told anyone and everyone hello and goodbye.  Everyone was Mindi’s friend. If you couldn’t be her friend, you couldn’t be anyone’s friend.

Best asset / character trait:

   She was the most forgiving person I ever knew.  Never held a grudge. A generous heart.

   She always had a positive outlook on life. No matter how bad things got, she would always find the bright side of things. She had a quality that is very hard to find. I have never, in my 21 years of memories with her, ever heard her ever say, “Why Me?” Instead, she always said, “It’s gonna be alright.”