While sad is the descriptor of choice for patrons of Johnny Caces Seafood & Steak House, celebrate is the word Cathy and Chelsea Cace prefer to use.

The 66-year-old restaurant will serve its final meal March 28, which has fans of the New Orleans-style eatery down in the dumps. But the Cace family is approaching its last two months in business with an air of celebration.

Thats really what we want it to be, owner Cathy Cace said. A celebration.

The decision to close the restaurant came after months of prayer and of pondering options, Cathy and Chelsea said.

However, they said they feel a sense of peace about their decision.

The 13,000-square-foot, 50-year-old building needed so much repair and upkeep that the restaurant and its owners were buckling under the strain.

Cathy and Chelsea say they havent even had the chance to properly grieve husband and father Gerard.

Gerard Cace, son of Johnny Cace, husband to Cathy and father to Chelsea, ran the restaurant since the early 1980s before dying suddenly in 2012.

I dont think weve properly dealt with that, said Chelsea, the restaurants general manager. Weve been so busy.

The mother and daughter agreed that the next two months will be filled with memories and hard work, while honoring the business, the family and continuing the legacy that began 66 years ago.

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