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'''Gus Weill, Sr.''' (born 1933), is an American author and public relations specialist originally from Lafayette, [[Louisiana]].

'''Gus Weill, Sr.''' (born 1933), is an American author and public relations specialist originally from Lafayette, [[Louisiana]].

==Background==

==Background==

 

Weill graduated in 1955 from [[Louisiana State University]] in the state capital of [[Baton Rouge]]. He then completed the [[United States Army]] Counter Intelligence School as  a special agent. He was first lieutenant of the Counter Intelligence Corps in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]]. He was discharged from the military in 1957.<ref name=amuseum/>

Weill graduated in 1955 from [[Louisiana State University]] in the state capital of [[Baton Rouge]]. He then completed the [[United States Army]] Counter Intelligence School as  a special agent. He was first lieutenant of the Counter Intelligence Corps in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]]. He was discharged from the military in 1957.<ref name=amuseum/>

   

   

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

 

Weill had a son, Gus Weill, Jr. (c. 1962-2004), an attorney and public relations specialist in [[New York City]], who suffered from depression and committed suicide at the age of forty-two.<ref name=edelman>{{cite web|url=http://www.edelman.com/speak_up/blog/archives/2004/10/friends_of_gus.html|title=Richard Edelman, Friends of Gus Weill|publisher=edelman.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pop-pr.blogspot.com/2004/10/friends-of-gus-weill.html|title=Friends of Gus Weill|publisher=pop-pr.blogspot.com|accessdate=August 21, 2012}}</ref>

Weill had a son, Gus Weill, Jr. (c. 1962-2004), an attorney and public relations specialist in [[New York City]], who suffered from depression and committed suicide at the age of forty-two.<ref name=edelman>{{cite web|url=http://www.edelman.com/speak_up/blog/archives/2004/10/friends_of_gus.html|title=Richard Edelman, Friends of Gus Weill|publisher=edelman.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pop-pr.blogspot.com/2004/10/friends-of-gus-weill.html|title=Friends of Gus Weill|publisher=pop-pr.blogspot.com|accessdate=August 21, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

Weill has resided in New York City since December 2002. He has a grandson, Gus Weill, III. Weill is [[Jewish]].<ref name=edelman/><ref name=spanberg>{{cite web|url=http://clclt.com/charlotte/down-on-the-bayou/Content?oid=2355376|title=Erik Spanberg, "Down on the Bayou"|publisher=clclt.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref>

Weill has resided in New York City since December 2002. He has a grandson, Gus Weill, III. Weill is [[Jewish]].<ref name=spanberg>{{cite web|url=http://clclt.com/charlotte/down-on-the-bayou/Content?oid=2355376|title=Erik Spanberg, "Down on the Bayou"|publisher=clclt.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name=edelman/>

==Awards==

==Awards==

In 1983, Weill was named to the Douglas L. Manship Hall of Fame in the LSU School of Mass Communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/manship/MassComm/AlumniandFriends/HallofFame/item15949.html|title=Manship Hall of Fame|publisher=uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1994, he was named a "Louisiana Legend" by the PBS program that he hosted for many years.<ref name=amuseum>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianmuseum.com/legends.php?viewID=151|title=Living Legends: Gus Weill|publisher=acadianmuseum.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref>In 1996, Weill was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, located in Winnfield, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Hall of Fame|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

In 1983, Weill was named to the Douglas L. Manship Hall of Fame in the LSU School of Mass Communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/manship/MassComm/AlumniandFriends/HallofFame/item15949.html|title=Manship Hall of Fame|publisher=uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1994, he was named a "Louisiana Legend" by the PBS program that he hosted for many years.<ref name=amuseum>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianmuseum.com/legends.php?viewID=151|title=Living Legends: Gus Weill|publisher=acadianmuseum.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1996, Weill was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, located in Winnfield, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Hall of Fame|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref>

Erik Spanberg describes Weill, accordingly:

Erik Spanberg describes Weill, accordingly: