Pecaut, Adam Douglas

Adam Douglas Pecaut, 28, a Petty Officer Second Class serving on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, died suddenly on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, FL where he was stationed for the past two years.

As far as it is known, he hadn’t been sick at all.  He was tested for the coronavirus and was negative. He died from Sudden Cardiac Arrest(SCA).

Adam was born March 28, 1992, in Cape Girardeau, MO. He married Isabella Lena (Seitzer) Pecaut on Dec. 22, 2017, in St. Charles, MO. She survives of the home.

In addition to his wife, Adam is survived by his parents, Douglas and Donna (Weinzirl) Pecaut and younger sister, Christina, his grandparents,  William and Joan Weinzirl of St. Ann, MO and Sergia and the late Harold Pecaut of Perryville, MO along with several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He is survived by his in-laws David and Lin Seitzer, along with Katelyn and James, Isabella’s parents, sister and brother.

Adam was a 2010 graduate of Marquette High School and graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in May 2015. He joined the U.S. Navy in June 2015 and attended basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago, IL.  He was stationed in different states but Hawaii is most memorable.  He proposed to his wife at Waimea Canyon in Kauai.

A private funeral service was held on Sunday, May 3, 2020.  He was given full military honors.  Adam is now with the Lord in heaven and with his Grandpa Harold, who was also a sergeant in the Army and fought in the Korean War.

Join us for a Celebration of Life,  Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 1-3 pm.  Kutis Funeral Home 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO  63126.

In lieu of flowers please consider a contribution to Lion Heart Heroes Foundation.  We want to place AED’s on the military base in Adam’s honor. Sudden Cardia Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of non-traumatic death in the military. Lionheartheroes.org or Lion Heart Heroes Foundation PO Box 7771 Bonney, Lake, WA 98391