Perry P. Picotte, 65

Perry P. Picotte died Saturday, June 8, 2024 at the Lake Andes Senior Living Center in Lake Andes. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM, Friday, June 14, 2024 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Marty. Burial is in St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery in Marty. Wake services will be 7 PM Thursday at the Marty Community Center

Perry Prescott Picotte was born on December 11, 1958, delivered at home assisted with delivery was his father Harold Picotte and Louise Kelly Picotte. His dad always bragged about this. Perry grew up in his early years at Marty and numerous places. Finally at Rosebud to young adulthood. He was a very mischievous, sensitive, strong, smart, and handsome young man. He didn't have an easy life, but he made it an awesome journey through it all. Independent free spirited.

Perry wanted to see many places of the world so he hitched hiked all across America. By thumb, car, train, or plane. He loved the apple orchards in Washington State and the mountains of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado. He liked the freedom to roam. He hitched a train all the way to the East Coast also to Texas to see his sisters. Amazing his endurance of bravery to just go with that he could carry.

What an awesome man. He worked in construction as a laborer on the crew that helped build the big Wagner School. Landscaped up in Milwaukee, WI. Freelance artist, awesome, talented with pure pencil drawing and sketches. He had a love for reading. Chess Champion.

Perry's education started at Marty, Wagner, Gregory, Lake Andes, Rosebud, and finally finished his education at St. Francis Mission. He was strong minded, body, and spirit.

One of the life's events was he learned a lot of the Lakota/Dakota traditions. The Chips Family was a hunka family to him. He Sundance with that tiospaye, until he could no longer stand. Due to a horrible car wreck in 1980 (he was blessed to survive). His religion was so important to his strong spirited balance. He was loved so much by his siblings, but #1 was his mother.

He was married to Marie Beston and they had 2 boys Cask'e and Gerald. Other children before his marriage which he was so proud of but unfortunately didn't raise them were Wayne Kenny, Robin Left Hand Bull, and baby girl who passed at birth.

Unfortunately, due to the condition of his previous injury, he was always in chronic pain and it continued to deteriorate his body. So his last home was at the Lake Andes Nursing Home from 2021 until June 8, 2024. Sister Pat visited him once a week and he would receive communion. His life was good. He left too soon. We will always miss him and never forget Perry (Broom) his Sicangu uncles gave him that name.