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'''Alan Ray Ater''' (December 15, 1953 – May 21, 2017), known as '''Al Ater''', was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from Ferriday in Concordia Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served from 1984 to 1992 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for istrict 21 in the eastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> He served as interim secretary of state from 2005 through November 2006. He received praise for his handling of the New Orleans mayoral primary in early 2006, when the city was still disrupted from the effects of [[Hurricane Katrina]].
'''Alan Ray Ater''' (December 15, 1953 – May 21, 2017), known as '''Al Ater''', was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from Ferriday in Concordia Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served from 1984 to 1992 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for istrict 21 in the eastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> He served as interim secretary of state from 2005 through November 2006. He received praise for his handling of the New Orleans mayoral primary in early 2006, when the city was still disrupted from the effects of [[Hurricane Katrina]].
==Background==
==Background==
A native of Decatur in Macon County in central [[Illinois]], Ater was the youngest of five children of Donald Edward Ater (1923–1974)<ref name=tmsociety>{{cite web|url=http://tmsociety.org/thomas/clement/aqwg506.htm|title=Donald Edward Ater|publisher=tmsociety.org|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> and the former Ruth LaVonne Chapman (December 16, 1920 – October 28, 2004), both Illinois natives. His four older siblings are Marcia Kay, Donald Willard, Lynette, and Edward William Ater.
A native of Decatur in Macon County in central [[Illinois]], Ater was the youngest of five children of Donald Edward Ater (1923–1974)<ref name=tmsociety>{{cite web|url=http://tmsociety.org/thomas/clement/aqwg506.htm|title=Donald Edward Ater|publisher=tmsociety.org|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> and the former Ruth LaVonne Chapman (December 16, 1920 – October 28, 2004), both Illinois natives. His four older siblings are Marcia Kay, Donald Willard, Lynette, and Edward William Ater.
Their mother Ruth Chapman attended Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, [[Missouri]]. The Aters married, farmed in the area about Cisco, Illinois, and owned International Harvester dealerships in Kankakee and Oreana, Illinois.
Their mother Ruth Chapman attended Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, [[Missouri]]. The Aters married, farmed in the area about Cisco, Illinois, and owned International Harvester dealerships in Kankakee and Oreana, Illinois.