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A board member of the Southern Classified Managers Association and a past president and life member of the Newspaper Personnel Managers Association, Dawson was recognized in 1991 by the Louisiana Press Association with inclusion in the group's "50-Year Club." His later newspaper duties including the recruitment of reporters and photographers, most being recent college graduates who were seeking a start in journalism in the small-to-medium-sized market that Alexandria offers.<ref name=Obit>Dawson obituary, ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', November 25, 2006.</ref> In that capacity, he often worked with the newspaper's veteran managing editor and later executive editor [[Adras LaBorde]] and business editor [[Cecil Williams]]. During much of Dawson's tenure, the newspaper was owned by the family of Joe Dorsey, Smith, Jr. (1922-2008), and his first wife, Jane Wilson Smith (1922-1992). Like Dawson, Smith completed a half century with the paper, formerly owned by Mrs. Smith's father. When Smith retired in 1996, the newspaper was purchased by a firm in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], which subsequently sold to Gannett Corporation in [[Virginia]]. ''The Town Talk'' is the largest circulating newspaper in central Louisiana,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Jan_10/ai_17999674 Central Newspapers to acquire Alexandria Daily Town Talk – Louisiana | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but it is largely an [[Internet]] publication, with hard copies coming off the press only on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
A board member of the Southern Classified Managers Association and a past president and life member of the Newspaper Personnel Managers Association, Dawson was recognized in 1991 by the Louisiana Press Association with inclusion in the group's "50-Year Club." His later newspaper duties including the recruitment of reporters and photographers, most being recent college graduates who were seeking a start in journalism in the small-to-medium-sized market that Alexandria offers.<ref name=Obit>Dawson obituary, ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', November 25, 2006.</ref> In that capacity, he often worked with the newspaper's veteran managing editor and later executive editor [[Adras LaBorde]] and business editor [[Cecil Williams]]. During much of Dawson's tenure, the newspaper was owned by the family of Joe Dorsey, Smith, Jr. (1922-2008), and his first wife, Jane Wilson Smith (1922-1992). Like Dawson, Smith completed a half century with the paper, formerly owned by Mrs. Smith's father. When Smith retired in 1996, the newspaper was purchased by a firm in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], which subsequently sold to Gannett Corporation in [[Virginia]]. ''The Town Talk'' is the largest circulating newspaper in central Louisiana,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Jan_10/ai_17999674 Central Newspapers to acquire Alexandria Daily Town Talk – Louisiana | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but it is largely an [[Internet]] publication, with hard copies coming off the press only on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
As a college student still affiliated with ''The Town Talk'', Dawson enlisted in the Louisiana National Guard, from which he attained the rank of captain. In his later years, he became an avid deep-sea fisherman in the waters of the [[Caribbean Sea]], the [[Gulf of Mexico]], [[Alaska]], and the [[Amazon River]].<ref name=Obit/>
Dawson was predeceased by his wife, the former Billie Maxwell (July 3, 1935 – April 1, 2000), a school teacher and counselor, originally from Jonesboro in Jackson Parish. She died of [[cancer]] six years before her husband expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/la/la-jackson4.htm|title=Miscellaneous Jackson Parish, LA, Obituaries|website=www.obitcentral.com}}</ref> Dawson was a vestryman of St. James [[Episcopal]] Church and a veteran member and past president of the Alexandria Optimist Club. He also served as president of the board of directors of the Alexandria/Pineville Young Men's Christian Association and was active in the [[United Way]], an organization promoted by ''The Town Talk''.<ref name=Obit/>
Dawson was predeceased by his wife, the former Billie Maxwell (July 3, 1935 – April 1, 2000), a school teacher and counselor, originally from Jonesboro in Jackson Parish. She died of [[cancer]] six years before her husband expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/la/la-jackson4.htm|title=Miscellaneous Jackson Parish, LA, Obituaries|website=www.obitcentral.com}}</ref> Dawson was a vestryman of St. James [[Episcopal]] Church and a veteran member and past president of the Alexandria Optimist Club. He also served as president of the board of directors of the Alexandria/Pineville Young Men's Christian Association and was active in the [[United Way]], an organization promoted by ''The Town Talk''.<ref name=Obit/>