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==Political, business, and philanthropic activities==

==Political, business, and philanthropic activities==

Lyons was herself a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate the unsuccessful ticket of [[Richard M. Nixon]] and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.<ref name=tpolgr>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#784.74.27|title=Lyons to Lyversa: Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr., Hall McCord Lyons, and Susybelle Lyons|publisher=[[The Political Graveyard]]|accessdate=August 23, 2104}}</ref> She was a  contributor in 2003 and 2004 to the [[Republican National Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/susybelle-lyons.asp?cycle=04|title=Susybelle Lyons Contribution List in 2004|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> and to at least one Democrat, [[Buddy Roemer]], upon Roemer's last election to Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/86/elec-SHREVEPORT-LA-86.html|title=Shreveport, Louisiana, Political Contributions by Individuals: Susybelle Lyons|date=1985/1986|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Roemer subsequently switched parties in 1991 while serving as [[governor of Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000384 |title=Roemer, Charles Elson (Buddy), III |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |accessdate=February 22, 2012}}</ref>

Lyons was herself a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate the unsuccessful ticket of [[Richard M. Nixon]] and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.<ref name=tpolgr>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#784.74.27|title=Lyons to Lyversa: Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr., Hall McCord Lyons, and Susybelle Lyons|publisher=[[The Political Graveyard]]|accessdate=August 23, 2104}}</ref> She was a  contributor in 2003 and 2004 to the [[Republican National Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/susybelle-lyons.asp?cycle=04|title=Susybelle Lyons Contribution List in 2004|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> and to at least one Democrat, [[Buddy Roemer]], upon Roemer's last election to Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/86/elec-SHREVEPORT-LA-86.html|title=Shreveport, Louisiana, Political Contributions by Individuals: Susybelle Lyons|date=1985/1986|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Roemer subsequently switched parties in 1991 while serving as governor of Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000384 |title=Roemer, Charles Elson (Buddy), III |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |accessdate=February 22, 2012}}</ref>

In 1996, Lyons served as the co-chairwoman with Marilyn S. Joiner, the director of marketing and public relations for the Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wkhs.com/news/NewsDetails/07-05-01/marilyn_s_joiner_named_marketer_of_the_year.aspx|title=Marilyn S. Joiner Named Marketer of the Year|date=May 1, 2007|publisher=wkhs.com|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> of the YWCA's $1.1 million capital campaign drive.<ref name=tst/>  

In 1996, Lyons served as the co-chairwoman with Marilyn S. Joiner, the director of marketing and public relations for the Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wkhs.com/news/NewsDetails/07-05-01/marilyn_s_joiner_named_marketer_of_the_year.aspx|title=Marilyn S. Joiner Named Marketer of the Year|date=May 1, 2007|publisher=wkhs.com|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> of the YWCA's $1.1 million capital campaign drive.<ref name=tst/>  

Lyons was a [[Patronage|patron of the arts]]: the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1948, of which Hall Lyons was once the president;<ref>Hall McCord Lyon] obituary, ''The Shreveport Times'', July 26, 1998./ref> the Shreveport Opera, which has hosted Beverly Sills and Leontyne Price,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveportopera.org/about.html|title=About Shreveport Opera|publisher=shreveportopera.org|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> and the Shreveport Little Theater, which dates to 1922. Her mother, Margaret Wilkinson, was also active in the Shreveport YWCA and the Shreveport Opera.<ref name=wilkinsonfamily/>

Lyons was a [[Patronage|patron of the arts]]: the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1948, of which Hall Lyons was once the president;<ref>Hall McCord Lyons obituary, ''The Shreveport Times'', July 26, 1998.</ref> the Shreveport Opera, which has hosted Beverly Sills and Leontyne Price,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveportopera.org/about.html|title=About Shreveport Opera|publisher=shreveportopera.org|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> and the Shreveport Little Theater, which dates to 1922. Her mother, Margaret Wilkinson, was also active in the Shreveport YWCA and the Shreveport Opera.<ref name=wilkinsonfamily/>

In 1960, Lyons was a founding member of the Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club, which now offers twenty-one courts, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and full-service dining and lounge facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pierremontoaks.com/|title=Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club|publisher=pierremontoaks.com|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> She was a world traveler, a seamstress, and a gardener.<ref name=obit/> She was a board member of the foundation of the LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport<ref name=tst/> and a donor to the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Foundation/Contributors.htm|title=Deans' List $1,000+|date=December 31, 2003|publisher=sh.lsuhsc.edu|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref>

In 1960, Lyons was a founding member of the Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club, which now offers twenty-one courts, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and full-service dining and lounge facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pierremontoaks.com/|title=Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club|publisher=pierremontoaks.com|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> She was a world traveler, a seamstress, and a gardener.<ref name=obit/> She was a board member of the foundation of the LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport<ref name=tst/> and a donor to the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Foundation/Contributors.htm|title=Deans' List $1,000+|date=December 31, 2003|publisher=sh.lsuhsc.edu|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref>