Irvin Mayfield, Sr.

Age: 64

Summary: father of New Orleans Jazz Orchestra founding artistic director and Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, Jr. who was a Vietnam War veteran and worked as a maintenance supervisor for the United States Postal Service for 30 years.

Cause of Death: Drowned in the floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina

Born: circa 1940

Died: August 29, 2005

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana