LANCASTER, SC ::::::::::Mr. Joseph Richard Lagasse, Jr. age 34, died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born May 24, 1974 in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of the late Joseph Richard Lagasse, Sr. and Lan Nguyen and was the husband of Heather Horton Lagasse. Mr. Lagasse was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems Management and was employed with the South Carolina Department of Revenue.Mr. Lagasse is survived by his wife, Heather Horton Lagasse of the home, a son, Joseph Tanner Lagasse and a daughter, Taylor Reid Lagasse both of the home, and a sister, Christine L. Nowlin of Westminster, California.The Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Mr. Lagasse will be 11:00 am Wednesday morning, December 24, 2008 at Hartley Funeral Home Chapel by Mrs. Libby Horton.