Salvador Joseph Cepriano, Sr., died on Monday, July 1, 2024 after months of cancer at the age of 60. Salvador, better known as 'T-Man,' was born December 2, 1963, in New Orleans, La., to the union of Carolyn and Ernest Cepriano. T-Man and his family would eventually reside in Venice, La. where he developed a love for the open waters of the bayous, Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico in which he would grow up on.
This is where he would find his passion in commercial fishing and spent most of his time fishing, shrimping, and oystering. T-Man is survived by his mother, Carolyn; siblings, Ray Cepriano and Sandy Cepriano; wife, Roxanna Cepriano; children, Jason Brown, Trebor Fabiano, Jenna (John) Phillippe, Salvador (Alison) Cepriano II, Phillip Cepriano, Victorija (Sampson) Cepriano, Ryan (Acell) Cepriano, and Olivia Cepriano; grandchildren, Janae Phillippe, John Phillippe, Jr., Sebastian Cepriano, Delylah Cepriano, Dahliana Cepriano, Isabella Cepriano, and Isidro Cepriano; His nieces, Monique Gartoucies, Misty Cepriano, and Rachel Lombas; nephew, Daniel Cepriano; and great niece, Heaven Gartoucies.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest, and grandson, Salvador Cepriano, III. Relatives and friends of the family attended a Service in memory of Salvador Joseph Cepriano, Sr. on July 13, 2024, at Robinson Family Funeral Home, 9611 Hwy. 23, in Belle Chasse, La. For online condolences please visit www.robinsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.