John David Trahan was born in 1945 to Adam Trahan and Mary Alice (Mallett) Trahan Schexsnider, and had siblings Theresa Trahan, Wallace Lee Trahan Sr, Ella Rose (Trahan) Derouen, Leroy Trahan, Laura Mae (Trahan) Foreman, and Henry Trahan. John Trahan died at age 72 years old in 2017.