Deacon Oscar Dennis Alegria Sr. has been a resident on the Westbank for the past 50 plus years. He has been married to his dear lovely wife, Lilian M. Alegria, for the past 40 years. He is the father of three children: Oscar Jr., Johanna, and Lilianita, who have blessed him and his wife with seven grandchildren. At a young age, Deacon Oscar came from Honduras C.A. to the USA in 1967 and he has made his roots here in New Orleans to the present time. He attended middle school at Live Oaks Junior High, high school at Warren Easton, and, in his later years, Delgado Community College School of Nursing and graduated from Delta Community School of Business. Deacon Oscar is semi-retired and currently an employee at East Jefferson General Hospital. In the year 2000 and continuing until he entered the diaconate formation period, Oscar began serving in the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal (HCCR) of New Orleans. Deacon Oscar was ordained with the class of 2018 as a Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and served at Immaculate Conception in Marrero for three years, and recently given a new assignment to serve at both communities of St Joseph and St Anthony Churches. Deacon Oscar states, "I am thankful for the warm and affectionate welcoming Father Gary and the parishioners have given me. I am so very excited to start serving and ministering as a Permanent Deacon for both communities."