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|birth_name =Edward Joseph "Ed" Steimel, Sr.

|birth_name =Edward Joseph "Ed" Steimel, Sr.

(Louisiana civic figure and advocate of "good government";

(Louisiana civic figure and advocate of "good government";

Resting place:<br>

Resting place:<br>

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]​

| alma_mater=[[Arkansas State University]]​

| alma_mater=Arkansas State University​

| spouse=Mary Welch Steimel (died 1996)​

| spouse=Mary Welch Steimel (died 1996)​

| parents= George Hubert and<br>Josephine Zosso Steimel​

| parents= George Hubert and<br>Josephine Zosso Steimel​

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'''Edward Joseph Steimel, Sr.''', known as '''Ed Steimel''' (January 20, 1922 &ndash; April 8, 2016), was the founding executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide [[Chamber of Commerce]], based in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].​

'''Edward Joseph Steimel, Sr.''', known as '''Ed Steimel''' (January 20, 1922 &ndash; April 8, 2016), was the founding executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide [[Chamber of Commerce]], based in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

 

One of seven children, Steimel was born to George Hubert Steimel (1893-1980) and the former Josephine Zosso (1898-1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Hubert_Charles_Steimel_records.ashx?pid=121320361|title=Hubert Charles Steimel (1923&ndash;1994) (brother of Edward J. Steimel)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 14, 2013}}</ref> in Running Lake Township<ref name=bra/> near Pocahantos in Randolph County,  in northeastern [[Arkansas]]. He was educated as a journalist at [[Arkansas State University]] in Jonesboro. In 1951, he joined the staff in Baton Rouge of the nonpartisan think-tank, the Public Affairs Research Council, which has proposed various "[[good government]]" reforms over many decades within Louisiana. He was the PAR executive director from 1954 to 1975.<ref name=steimel/>​

One of seven children, Steimel was born to George Hubert Steimel (1893-1980) and the former Josephine Zosso (1898-1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Hubert_Charles_Steimel_records.ashx?pid=121320361|title=Hubert Charles Steimel (1923-1994) (brother of Edward J. Steimel)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 14, 2013}}</ref> in Running Lake Township<ref name=bra/> near Pocahantos in Randolph County in northeastern [[Arkansas]]. He was educated as a journalist at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In 1951, he joined the staff in Baton Rouge of the nonpartisan think-tank, the Public Affairs Research Council, which has proposed various "good government" reforms over many decades within Louisiana. He was the PAR executive director from 1954 to 1975.<ref name=steimel/>​

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He had two surviving sisters, Margaret Steimel Baltz and husband, Bernard, of Pocohontas, Arkansas, and Viola S. Jansen of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He was predeceased by a brother and three other sisters.<ref name=obit/>​

He had two surviving sisters, Margaret Steimel Baltz and husband, Bernard, of Pocohontas, Arkansas, and Viola S. Jansen of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He was predeceased by a brother and three other sisters.<ref name=obit/>​

Steimel died at the House of Grace in Denham Springs in the spring of 2016 at the age of ninety-four.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/15441902-65/ed-steimel-who-left-his-mark-on-public-policy-in-louisiana-dies-at-age-94|author=Danielle Maddox Kinchen|title=Ed Steimel, who left his mark on public policy in Louisiana, dies at age 94|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Steimel, his wife Mary, and daughter Phyllis are interred at Greenoaks  Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-steimel&pid=179575778&fhid=11073|title=Edward J. Steimel obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref>​

Steimel died at the House of Grace in Denham Springs in the spring of 2016 at the age of ninety-four.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/15441902-65/ed-steimel-who-left-his-mark-on-public-policy-in-louisiana-dies-at-age-94|author=Danielle Maddox Kinchen|title=Ed Steimel, who left his mark on public policy in Louisiana, dies at age 94|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Steimel, his wife Mary, and daughter Phyllis are interred at Greenoaks  Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-steimel&pid=179575778&fhid=11073|title=Edward J. Steimel obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref>​

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Conservative [[radio]] [[talk show]] host Moon Griffon praised Steimel's activities as a long-term government watchdog and noted that Steimel's death came just three months after the passing of another constitutional advocate, Charlton Bath "C. B." Forgotston.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' April 11, 2016.</ref>​

Conservative [[radio]] [[talk show]] host Moon Griffon praised Steimel's activities as a long-term government watchdog and noted that Steimel's death came just three months after the passing of another constitutional advocate, Charlton Bath "C. B." Forgotston.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' April 11, 2016.</re

 

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