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'''James Kelly Nix''', known as '''J. Kelly Nix''' (October 6, 1934 – February 4, 2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=j-kelly-nix&pid=195325324|title=J. Kelly Nix obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref> was a [[business]]man in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was from 1976 to 1984 the state Superintendent of Education, then an elected position. The superintendent is now appointed by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, based on a recommendation from the [[governor]].
'''James Kelly Nix''', known as '''J. Kelly Nix''' (October 6, 1934 – February 4, 2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=j-kelly-nix&pid=195325324|title=J. Kelly Nix obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref> was a [[business]]man in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was from 1976 to 1984 the state Superintendent of Education, then an elected position. The superintendent is now appointed by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, based on a recommendation from the [[governor]].
==Background==
==Background==
Nix was born and reared in Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana.<ref>"Louisiana: J. Kelly Nix", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who:[New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 668.</ref> He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, as are his parents, T. J. Nix (1904-1971) and Lillian O. Nix (1905-1973).<ref name=coxfuneralhome>{{cite web|url=http://www.coxfuneralhomes.com/obituary/J.-Kelly-Nix/Baton-Rouge-Louisiana/1867846|title=J. Kelly Nix obituary|publisher=Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove, Louisiana|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
Nix was born and reared in Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana.<ref>"Louisiana: J. Kelly Nix", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who:[New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 668.</ref> He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, as are his parents, T. J. Nix (1904-1971) and Lillian O. Nix (1905-1973).<ref name=coxfuneralhome>{{cite web|url=http://www.coxfuneralhomes.com/obituary/J.-Kelly-Nix/Baton-Rouge-Louisiana/1867846|title=J. Kelly Nix obituary|publisher=Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove, Louisiana|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref>