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| | Thereafter, Guice went into the restaurant business, opening T. G. Ribs and The Natchez Landing in both Natchez and [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=Obit/> He also operated a [[bed and breakfast]] in Natchez. | | Thereafter, Guice went into the restaurant business, opening T. G. Ribs and The Natchez Landing in both Natchez and [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=Obit/> He also operated a [[bed and breakfast]] in Natchez. |
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| − | The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in an interview with ''The Casino City Times'' on March 17, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url= | + | The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in a 2003 interview.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
| − | http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/mississippi-town-reflects-on-gamings-pros-cons-131938|title=Mississippi Town Reflects on Gaming's Pros, Cons|publisher=casinocitytimes|date=March 17, 2003}}</ref> Guice also traded [[stock]] on the Internet. In an interview with the ''[[Natchez Democrat]]'' newspaper, he described his investment strategy after September 11, 2001, as one of "watching and waiting" though he remained optimistic about long-term investor prospects.<ref>"Investors take a wait, see attitude," ''The Natchez Democrat,'' September 18, 2001.</ref> | + | http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/mississippi-town-reflects-on-gamings-pros-cons-131938|title=Mississippi Town Reflects on Gaming's Pros, Cons|publisher=''The Casino City Times''|date=March 17, 2003}}</ref> Guice also traded [[stock]] on the Internet. In an interview with ''The Natchez Democrat'' newspaper, he described his investment strategy after September 11, 2001, as one of "watching and waiting" though he remained optimistic about long-term investor prospects.<ref>"Investors take a wait, see attitude," ''The Natchez Democrat,'' September 18, 2001.</ref> |
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| | He was a former member of the Louisiana Cattleman's Association, the Louisiana Levee Board, and the Mississippi River Bridge Commission. He was affiliated with the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Natchez.<ref name=Obit/> | | He was a former member of the Louisiana Cattleman's Association, the Louisiana Levee Board, and the Mississippi River Bridge Commission. He was affiliated with the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Natchez.<ref name=Obit/> |
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| | Guice re-entered politics in the 1996 race, after Democratic U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], Ellender's long-term successor, first elected in 1972, retired after four terms. Guice was a minor candidate in that race, having finished with 15,277 votes (1.24 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> Victory went to the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]], a narrow disputed winner in a runoff contest over state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]]. At some point thereafter, Guice began donating to Republican candidates. | | Guice re-entered politics in the 1996 race, after Democratic U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], Ellender's long-term successor, first elected in 1972, retired after four terms. Guice was a minor candidate in that race, having finished with 15,277 votes (1.24 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> Victory went to the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]], a narrow disputed winner in a runoff contest over state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]]. At some point thereafter, Guice began donating to Republican candidates. |
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| | Guice died in a Natchez hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors included his wife, the former Lynda McLaurin of Natchez; three daughters, Carroll Smith of Germantown, [[Tennessee]]; Kimberly Morrow of Opelousas, Louisiana, and Anne McDaniel of Natchez; a son, Westbrook Guice of Natchez; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Faye Gordin of Crystal Springs, Mississippi; Elaine Andrews of [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]], and Linda Rachal of Patterson in St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana.<ref name=Obit/> | | Guice died in a Natchez hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors included his wife, the former Lynda McLaurin of Natchez; three daughters, Carroll Smith of Germantown, [[Tennessee]]; Kimberly Morrow of Opelousas, Louisiana, and Anne McDaniel of Natchez; a son, Westbrook Guice of Natchez; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Faye Gordin of Crystal Springs, Mississippi; Elaine Andrews of [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]], and Linda Rachal of Patterson in St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana.<ref name=Obit/> |
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| | Services were held in Natchez on April 1, 2008. He is interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=Obit/> | | Services were held in Natchez on April 1, 2008. He is interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=Obit/> |
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