Jamir Carmouche

Jamir Anthony Carmouche (May 3, 2000 – November 9, 2024) was a young man known to family and friends by affectionate nicknames — “Tookie,” “Slime,” and “2x.” Raised in Lafayette by his parents, Joseph Carmouche Jr. and Melissa Sam-Carmouche, Jamir grew up playing softball and stayed connected to the community that shaped him. He graduated from Acadiana High School in 2018, where he had spent many of his younger years playing youth sports and building friendships that mattered to him.

After high school Jamir pursued practical skills and steady work. He earned a certificate as an Auto Mechanic Technician from South Louisiana Community College and later obtained his commercial driver’s license. Those steps led him into a career as a truck driver — a job he took pride in and which gave him the independence to support himself and the chance to return home often to be with the people he loved.

Those who loved Jamir remember a happy, respectful young man with simple joys: riding his four-wheeler, playing video games, cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs, and spending time with family and close friends. He celebrated personal milestones with quiet pride — like buying the Camaro SS he had long wanted — and was described by relatives as someone who worked hard and enjoyed being around people he cared about. He was a brother to Demarcus and Jemone Carmouche, a son to his parents, and a partner to his girlfriend, Jalanie Lewis.

In the days after his death, family and friends gathered to honor his memory and to ask for peace in their community; they shared stories, released balloons, and remembered Jamir first for who he was in life — a son, brother, friend, and dedicated young worker — rather than the manner of his passing. Though public records about his life are limited to the facts shared by his family and local notices, those details show a young man whose life mattered deeply to those around him.

Jamir’s family named several relatives who survive him, including his parents, siblings, nephews, godchildren, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, and close friends. He will be remembered for his laughter, his love of simple pleasures, and the practical determination he showed in building his life. His memory lives on in the stories told by those who loved him and in the quiet everyday things that reflected who he was.

(This remembrance is based on family-authored funeral notices and local news coverage; it is written to reflect Jamir’s life and relationships rather than the circumstances of his death.)