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* Schiele had already been a one-term state representative, when his former legislative colleague, [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], tapped him to succeed Noah W. Cross as [[sheriff]] of Schiele’s native Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]].<br>
*Schiele had already been a one-term state representative, when his former legislative colleague, [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], tapped him to succeed Noah W. Cross as [[sheriff]] of Schiele’s native Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]].<br>
* Schiele managed Edwards’ [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign in Concordia Parish in 1971-1972.<br>
* After his seven years as sheriff, Shiele completed his college degree later in life and was employed thereafter by the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
*Schiele managed Edwards’ [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign in Concordia Parish in 1971-1972.<br>
*After his seven years as sheriff, Shiele completed his college degree later in life and was employed thereafter by the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
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'''Fred Lyle Schiele, Sr.''', known also as '''Buddy Schiele''' (November 28, 1933 – January 24, 2002), served from 1964 to 1968 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]] adjacent to the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1880-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
'''Fred Lyle Schiele, Sr.''', known also as '''Buddy Schiele''' (November 28, 1933 – January 24, 2002), served from 1964 to 1968 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]] adjacent to the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1880-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
Schiele (pronounced SHE LEE) did not seek reelection in the 1967 primary election but instead unsuccessfully opposed [[incumbent]] [[Sheriff]] Noah W. Cross of Ferriday, also in Concordia Parish. He won the sheriff's position in 1973 after Cross resigned.
Schiele (pronounced SHE LEE) did not seek reelection in the 1967 primary election but instead unsuccessfully opposed [[incumbent]] [[Sheriff]] Noah W. Cross of Ferriday, also in Concordia Parish. He won the sheriff's position in 1973 after Cross resigned.
==Background==
== Background ==
Schiele was one of four sons born in Vidalia in Concordia Parish, to Catesby Edward Schiele and the former Lucille Rountree (1897-1977). In 1951, he graduated from Vidalia High School. Thirty years later, at the age of forty-eight, he procured his bachelor’s degree in business administration from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>Statement of Fred Schiele, Jr., July 2008.</ref> Prior to his involvement in politics, Schiele ran a [[cotton]] gin in Ferriday. He also served on the board of First Federal Savings and Loan in Vidalia.<ref name=cs/>
Schiele was one of four sons born in Vidalia in Concordia Parish, to Catesby Edward Schiele and the former Lucille Rountree (1897-1977). In 1951, he graduated from Vidalia High School. Thirty years later, at the age of forty-eight, he procured his bachelor’s degree in business administration from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>Statement of Fred Schiele, Jr., July 2008.</ref> Prior to his involvement in politics, Schiele ran a [[cotton]] gin in Ferriday. He also served on the board of First Federal Savings and Loan in Vidalia.<ref name=cs/>
In 1954, Schiele married the former Maxine Smith (1937-2009), a 1955 graduate of Vidalia High School. The couple had five children: Fred Schiele, Jr. (born 1955), a former deputy sheriff for his father and the appointed chief of police in Ferriday, who later entered the trucking business in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]; Carole Ann Schiele Rice (born 1960) and Patricia Leigh Schiele (born 1962), both of Loranger in Tangipahoa Parish; Alan Maxwell Schiele (born 1964), a deputy sheriff in East Baton Rouge Parish, and Steven Lowery Schiele, II (born 1975) of Port Vincent, a [[village]] in Livingston Parish. Steven is named for Steven Schiele, I, a first cousin who was killed in an [[automobile]] accident in 1971. There were also three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.<ref>'Fred Schiele, ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' January 5, 2002; statement of Maxine Smith Schiele, July 2008.</ref>
In 1954, Schiele married the former Maxine Smith (1937-2009), a 1955 graduate of Vidalia High School. The couple had five children: Fred Schiele, Jr. (born 1955), a former deputy sheriff for his father and the appointed chief of police in Ferriday, who later entered the trucking business in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]; Carole Ann Schiele Rice (born 1960) and Patricia Leigh Schiele (born 1962), both of Loranger in Tangipahoa Parish; Alan Maxwell Schiele (born 1964), a deputy sheriff in East Baton Rouge Parish, and Steven Lowery Schiele, II (born 1975) of Port Vincent, a [[village]] in Livingston Parish. Steven is named for Steven Schiele, I, a first cousin who was killed in an [[automobile]] accident in 1971. There were also three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.<ref>'Fred Schiele, ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' January 5, 2002; statement of Maxine Smith Schiele, July 2008.</ref>
==Political life==
== Political life ==
On April 6, 1973, more than five years after he first ran for sheriff of Concordia Parish, Schiele was appointed to the office by [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], pending a [[special election]], after incumbent Noah Cross was forced to resign after twenty-five years in office because of the failure of the [[appeal]] of his federal conviction of [[perjury]].<ref>''The Concordia Sentinel,'' April 11, 1973, p. 1.</ref> Edwards settled on Schiele because the former legislator had successfully managed Edwards' 1971-1972 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign in Concordia Parish.<ref name=cs>"Schiele to Succeed Cross in Appointment," ''The Concordia Sentinel,'' April 4, 1973, p. 1.</ref>
On April 6, 1973, more than five years after he first ran for sheriff of Concordia Parish, Schiele was appointed to the office by [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], pending a [[special election]], after incumbent Noah Cross was forced to resign after twenty-five years in office because of the failure of the [[appeal]] of his federal conviction of [[perjury]].<ref>''The Concordia Sentinel,'' April 11, 1973, p. 1.</ref> Edwards settled on Schiele because the former legislator had successfully managed Edwards' 1971-1972 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign in Concordia Parish.<ref name=cs>"Schiele to Succeed Cross in Appointment," ''The Concordia Sentinel,'' April 4, 1973, p. 1.</ref>