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==Controvery over death of Huey Long==

==Controvery over death of Huey Long==

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Grevemberg's memoirs, ''My Wars: Nazis, Mobsters, Gambling & Corruption - Col. Francis C. Grevemberg Remembers'' describes a ride into north Louisiana, in which state troopers told of the shooting of Huey Long in 1935. They said that Dr. Carl Weiss (1906–1935) was not armed and that Long was in fact shot to death by his own bodyguards. Grevemberg related how the shooting of Long came up during a conversation among four troopers accompanying Grevemberg on a casino raid. Grevemberg said that the troopers told how Weiss' gun had been taken from his car ''after'' the shooting. "It appears... that all of the actions following the shooting were a conspiracy to cover up the accidental death of Senator Long and the killing of Dr. Weiss," said Grevemberg. The troopers told Grevemberg that what started out as a fist to Long's lip by Dr. Weiss triggered an accidental shooting that ended in a hail of gunfire.<ref>Louisiana 101, Huey Long assassination: http://www.louisiana101.com/ideashuey_story1.html</ref> This claim was also repeated in a 1990s segment of the [[NBC]] series ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]].'' The claim has been rejected by scholars; the troopers were repeating a story that was invented after the fact by anti-Long politicians and spread widely.<ref>[. Harry Williams, ''Huey Long'' (1969) pp. 870-71.</ref>​

Grevemberg's memoirs, ''My Wars: Nazis, Mobsters, Gambling & Corruption - Col. Francis C. Grevemberg Remembers'' describes a ride into north Louisiana, in which state troopers told of the shooting of Huey Long in 1935. They said that Dr. Carl Weiss (1906–1935) was not armed and that Long was in fact shot to death by his own bodyguards. Grevemberg related how the shooting of Long came up during a conversation among four troopers accompanying Grevemberg on a casino raid. Grevemberg said that the troopers told how Weiss' gun had been taken from his car ''after'' the shooting. "It appears... that all of the actions following the shooting were a conspiracy to cover up the accidental death of Senator Long and the killing of Dr. Weiss," said Grevemberg. The troopers told Grevemberg that what started out as a fist to Long's lip by Dr. Weiss triggered an accidental shooting that ended in a hail of gunfire.<ref>Louisiana 101, Huey Long assassination: http://www.louisiana101.com/ideashuey_story1.html</ref> This claim was also repeated in a 1990s segment of the [[NBC]] series ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]].'' The claim has been rejected by scholars; the troopers were repeating a story that was invented after the fact by anti-Long politicians and spread widely.<ref>T. Harry Williams, ''Huey Long'' (1969) pp. 870-71.</ref>​

 

==Sustained opposition to gambling==​

==Sustained opposition to gambling==​

During the third term of Louisiana Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] a state-run lottery and legalized casinos were proposed in the Louisiana Legislature and later generally adopted. Grevemberg opposed these measures, expressing his concern in a number of venues including a 1990 article in the ''Louisiana Trooper'' magazine.<ref>"Francis C. Grevemberg: A Legend Lost," ''Louisiana Trooper'', Summer 1990, pp. 39-59.</ref> At the time a decision was made to refer to  "gambling" as "gaming."<ref>L. Nicholas Dean, "Losing in Louisiana: The Legal Problems of Gambling and Edwin Edwards." ''Gaming Law Review 7''(1), February 2003, pp. 57-60.</ref>​

During the third term of Louisiana Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] a state-run lottery and legalized casinos were proposed in the Louisiana Legislature and later generally adopted. Grevemberg opposed these measures, expressing his concern in a number of venues including a 1990 article in the ''Louisiana Trooper'' magazine.<ref>"Francis C. Grevemberg: A Legend Lost," ''Louisiana Trooper'', Summer 1990, pp. 39-59.</ref> At the time a decision was made to refer to  "gambling" as "gaming."<ref>L. Nicholas Dean, "Losing in Louisiana: The Legal Problems of Gambling and Edwin Edwards." ''Gaming Law Review 7''(1), February 2003, pp. 57-60.</ref>​

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==Business activities and honors==​

==Business activities and honors==

 

In 1960, Grevemberg opened a real estate company and was elected president of the Baton Rouge Board of Realtors. In 1961, he received the "Realtor of the Year" designation. After returning again from military active duty in the former  [[West Germany]] in August 1962, he started United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company, which specialized in the sale of private mortgage insurance.<ref name=obit/>​

In 1960, Grevemberg opened a real estate company and was elected president of the Baton Rouge Board of Realtors. In 1961, he received the "Realtor of the Year" designation. After returning again from military active duty in the former  [[West Germany]] in August 1962, he started United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company, which specialized in the sale of private mortgage insurance.<ref name=obit/>​

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Grevemberg received the [[Patrick Henry]] Award for outstanding patriotism from the national headquarters of the Military Order of the World Wars and both the Gold and Silver Good Citizenship Medals from the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a member of the American Legion and the New Orleans chapter of the Military Order of The World Wars.<ref name=obit/>​

Grevemberg received the [[Patrick Henry]] Award for outstanding patriotism from the national headquarters of the Military Order of the World Wars and both the Gold and Silver Good Citizenship Medals from the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a member of the American Legion and the New Orleans chapter of the Military Order of The World Wars.<ref name=obit/>

 

In 2002, Grevemberg was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame<ref name=obit/> in Winnfield.

In 2002, Grevemberg was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield<ref name=obit/>

 

Until [[Hurricane Katrina]], the Grevembergs had resided in New Orleans. Francis Grevemberg died at the age of ninety-four of acute respiratory problems stemming from surgery for a broken hip. After her husband's death, Dorothy Grevemberg entered the Morningside Assisted Care facility in Conyers,  Georgia, at which she died in 2010 at the age of ninety-three. Their funeral services were private. The remains of both Grevembergs were placed in an urn in the family tomb in St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish near [[Lafayette]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=dmg/>​

Until [[Hurricane Katrina]], the Grevembergs had resided in New Orleans. Francis Grevemberg died at the age of ninety-four of acute respiratory problems stemming from surgery for a broken hip. After her husband's death, Dorothy Grevemberg entered the Morningside Assisted Care facility in Conyers,  Georgia, at which she died in 2010 at the age of ninety-three. Their funeral services were private. The remains of both Grevembergs were placed in an urn in the family tomb in St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish near [[Lafayette]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=dmg/>​