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{{Infobox Officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Edwin Taylor "Eddy" Shell
| name=Edwin Taylor "Eddy" Shell
|office=Bossier Parish Police Jury for District 12
|office=Bossier Parish ([[Louisiana]]) Police Jury for District 12
|term_start=1992
|term_start=1992
|term_end=May 2, 2008
|term_end=May 2, 2008
| birth_place = [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place = [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_date=May 2, 2008 (aged 71)
| death_date=May 2, 2008 (aged 71)
| death_place = [[Bossier City]], [[Louisiana]]
| death_place = [[Bossier City]], Louisiana
|spouse= (1) Missing (divorced)<br>
|spouse= (1) Missing (divorced)<br>
(2) Barbara Schneider Shell
(2) Barbara Schneider Shell
|religion=Assembly of God<br>
|religion=Assembly of God<br>
Former [[Mormon]]}}
Former [[Mormon]]}}
'''Edwin Taylor Shell''', known as '''Eddy Shell''' (April 6, 1937 – May 2, 2008), was a prominent [[educator]] and [[politician]] in Bossier Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College. Shell taught [[speech]] there for a full four decades.<ref name="ark">{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexstudentnews.com/ |title=Ark La Tex Student News |accessdate=2008-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509085454/http://www.arklatexstudentnews.com/ |archivedate=2008-05-09 |df= }}</ref> In 1991, he was elected as one of the first [[Republican Party|Republican]]s ever to serve on the Bossier Parish Police Jury (equivalent of county commissioner in other states).
'''Edwin Taylor Shell''', known as '''Eddy Shell''' (April 6, 1937 – May 2, 2008), was a prominent [[educator]] and [[politician]] in Bossier Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College. Shell taught [[speech]] there for a full four decades.<ref name="ark">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509085454/http://www.arklatexstudentnews.com/|title=''Ark La Tex Student News''|accessdate=May 12, 2008}}</ref> In 1991, he was elected as one of the first [[Republican Party|Republican]]s ever to serve on the Bossier Parish Police Jury (equivalent of county commissioner in other states).
==Background==
==Background==
Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=RootsWeb Search| accessdate= 2008-05-17}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg]] in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from [[Springdale High School]],<ref name="pass">
Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg]] in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">
"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008</ref> where one of his classmates was Carolyn Pollan, subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008.</ref> where one of his classmates was Carolyn Joan Pollan, subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
In 1960, Shell received his bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was a teacher and [[debate]] coach at Bossier High School for seven years until he joined Bossier Parish Community College. He procured graduate credentials from Louisiana Tech, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], and California Miramar University in [[San Diego]], then known as "Pacific Western University".<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults|title=Obituaries and Guest Books for 5/17/2008| date=2008-05-17| publisher=''[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 17, 2008}}</ref>
In 1960, Shell received his bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was a teacher and [[debate]] coach at Bossier High School for seven years until he joined Bossier Parish Community College. He procured graduate credentials from Louisiana Tech, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], and California Miramar University in [[San Diego]], then known as "Pacific Western University".<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults|title=Obituaries and Guest Books for 5/17/2008| date=2008-05-17| publisher=''[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 17, 2008}}</ref>
==Community service==
==Community service==
Shell was first elected to the police jury in a runoff election with his fellow Republican, Fay Rawls, 1,215 votes (52.6 percent) to 1,093 ballots (47.4 percent). The third candidate, eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket primary, was future Bossier City [[Mayor]] Lorenz "Lo" Walker, then running as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11161991/11161991_08.html
Shell was first elected to the police jury in a runoff election with his fellow Republican, Fay Rawls, 1,215 votes (52.6 percent) to 1,093 ballots (47.4 percent). The third candidate, eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket primary, was future Bossier City [[Mayor]] Lorenz "Lo" Walker, then running as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11161991/11161991_08.html
Shell is interred with military honors at Hill Crest Memorial Park east of Bossier City.<ref name="obit"/>
Shell is interred with military honors at Hill Crest Memorial Park east of Bossier City.<ref name="obit"/>
==References==
==References==
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