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Guin was born in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]], to James Frank Guin (1882-1930) and the former  Bessie Aline Reeves (1898-1991),<ref name=vitalstats/> both originally from Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana. The Guins had moved to El Paso in the hope that the dry climate would alleviate the impact of the [[tuberculosis]] which James Guin had contracted during [[World War I]] while serving in the [[United States Army]]. After his father's death, Mrs. Guin relocated with their three-year-old son to [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, where they lived with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovguide.com/billy-j-guin-9202a8c04000641f800000000472d84f#|title=Billy James Guin: Videos and Interviews|publisher=ovguide.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Bessie Guin subsequently married James E. Fitch, Sr., an [[Ohio]] native, and the couple resided in Shreveport. In addition to Billy, there was a second son, James Fitch, Jr. (born c. 1937).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/billy-guin-la-14073283|title=Billy James Guin in the 1940 Census|publisher=archives.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref>​

Guin was born in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]], to James Frank Guin (1882-1930) and the former  Bessie Aline Reeves (1898-1991),<ref name=vitalstats/> both originally from Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana. The Guins had moved to El Paso in the hope that the dry climate would alleviate the impact of the [[tuberculosis]] which James Guin had contracted during [[World War I]] while serving in the [[United States Army]]. After his father's death, Mrs. Guin relocated with their three-year-old son to [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, where they lived with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ovguide.com/billy-j-guin-9202a8c04000641f800000000472d84f#|title=Billy James Guin: Videos and Interviews|publisher=ovguide.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Bessie Guin subsequently married James E. Fitch, Sr., an [[Ohio]] native, and the couple resided in Shreveport. In addition to Billy, there was a second son, James Fitch, Jr. (born c. 1937).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/billy-guin-la-14073283|title=Billy James Guin in the 1940 Census|publisher=archives.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref>​

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Guin graduated in 1944 from Clifton Ellis Byrd High School in Shreveport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openbuildings.com/buildings/c-e-byrd-high-school-profile-22393?_show_description=1|title=C. E. Byrd High School|publisher=openbuildings.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> and then entered [[Virginia Military Institute]] in Lexington, [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Virginia_Military_Institute_Bomb_Yearbook/1949/Page_128.html|title=Billy Guin, Class of 1949|publisher=e-yearbook.comlaccessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>  Guin left VMI for duty in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in extended [[World War II]] service. He then returned to VMI, from which he received a bachelor's degree in [[civil engineering]]. There he met his wife, the former Nancy Jane Beale (March 31, 1927 &ndash; January 19, 2018), a native of Franklin near [[Norfolk]], Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url= ​

Guin graduated in 1944 from Clifton Ellis Byrd High School in Shreveport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openbuildings.com/buildings/c-e-byrd-high-school-profile-22393?_show_description=1|title=C. E. Byrd High School|publisher=openbuildings.com|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> and then entered [[Virginia Military Institute]] in Lexington, [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Virginia_Military_Institute_Bomb_Yearbook/1949/Page_128.html|title=Billy Guin, Class of 1949|publisher=e-yearbook.comlaccessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>  Guin left VMI for duty in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in extended [[World War II]] service. He then returned to VMI, from which he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. There he met his wife, the former Nancy Jane Beale (March 31, 1927 &ndash; January 19, 2018), a native of Franklin near [[Norfolk]], Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url= ​

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=187986102|title=Nancy Jane Beale Guin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 28, 2018}}</ref>​

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=187986102|title=Nancy Jane Beale Guin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 28, 2018}}</ref>​

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Billy and Nancy Guin have a son, Billy Guin, Jr. (born 1951), a [[lawyer]] since 1978. With the Shreveport firm of Rountree and Guin, his specialities are civil practice, mediation, criminal defense, and insurance defense litigation. They also have four daughters: Nancy Guin Austin (born 1952) of [[Baton Rouge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Nancy&qmi=G&qn=Austin&qcs=Baton+Rouge%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Nancy G. Austin|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Alice Reeves Guin Lind (born 1955) of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Alice&qmi=G&qn=Lind&qcs=Alexandria%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Alice G. Lind|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Elizabeth Anne "Lisa" Leonard (born 1957) of Metairie in Jefferson Parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Elizabeth&qmi=G&qn=Leonard&qcs=Metairie&focusfirst=1|title=Elizabeth Guin Leonard|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> and Mary Virginia "Ginny" Reynolds (born 1962) of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Mary&qmi=G&qn=Reynolds&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Mary V. Guin Reynolds|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>​

Billy and Nancy Guin have a son, Billy Guin, Jr. (born 1951), a [[lawyer]] since 1978. With the Shreveport firm of Rountree and Guin, his specialities are civil practice, mediation, criminal defense, and insurance defense litigation. They also have four daughters: Nancy Guin Austin (born 1952) of [[Baton Rouge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Nancy&qmi=G&qn=Austin&qcs=Baton+Rouge%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Nancy G. Austin|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Alice Reeves Guin Lind (born 1955) of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Alice&qmi=G&qn=Lind&qcs=Alexandria%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Alice G. Lind|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Elizabeth Anne "Lisa" Leonard (born 1957) of Metairie in Jefferson Parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Elizabeth&qmi=G&qn=Leonard&qcs=Metairie&focusfirst=1|title=Elizabeth Guin Leonard|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> and Mary Virginia "Ginny" Reynolds (born 1962) of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Mary&qmi=G&qn=Reynolds&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Mary V. Guin Reynolds|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>​

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