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'''John Al Amiss''' , known as '''J. Al Amiss''' (April 27, 1929 – February 6, 1983,) was a [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish in his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].
'''John Al Amiss''' , known as '''J. Al Amiss''' (April 27, 1929 – February 6, 1983,) was a [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish in his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].
The son of John A. Amiss (pronounced A MISS) (1898-1959) and the former Norma Thiel (1906-1983).<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54564814/john-al-amiss|title=John Al Amiss|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> He was educated at Baton Rouge High School, [[Louisiana State University]], Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, [[Texas]], and the Institute of Police Administration and Technology in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]]. In 1955, he married the former Joy Dromgoole, and the couple had four children, John Thiel, Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe.<ref name=lahist/>
The son of John A. Amiss (pronounced A MISS) (1898-1959) and the former Norma Thiel (1906-1983).<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54564814/john-al-amiss|title=John Al Amiss|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> He was educated at Baton Rouge High School, [[Louisiana State University]], Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, [[Texas]], and the Institute of Police Administration and Technology in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]]. In 1955, he married the former Joy Dromgoole, and the couple had four children, John Thiel Amiss, am [[insurance]] broker in Prairieville in Ascension Parish, Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe (current names unavailable).<ref name=lahist/>
In 1956, he was elected to the EBR [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee. In 1959, he was appointed deputy city constable of Baton Rouge and was elected as constable in 1964. He won the EBR sheriff's position in 1972 and was reelected in 1975 and 1979.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-a/|title=Amiss, J. Al|publisher=publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
In 1956, he was elected to the EBR [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee. In 1959, he was appointed deputy city constable of Baton Rouge and was elected as constable in 1964. He won the EBR sheriff's position in 1972 and was reelected in 1975 and 1979.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-a/|title=Amiss, J. Al|publisher=publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
Amiss died in Baton Rouge at the age of fifty three a short time after leaving the sheriff's position.<ref>''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' February 7, 9, 1983.</ref> His mother died on December 16, 1983, ten months after his passing.<ref name=findagrave/>
Amiss died in Baton Rouge at the age of fifty three a short time after leaving the sheriff's position.<ref>''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' February 7, 9, 1983.</ref> His mother died on December 16, 1983, ten months after his passing.<ref name=findagrave/>
More than thirty years after Sheriff Amiss' death, his son sent a reminder of tribute to ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' which reads:
<blockquote>
When my father was elected, there were only a few [[African-American]] deputies in the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, and when he died in office, there were a proportionate number of African-American deputies compared to the population of East Baton Rouge Parish. Under Al Amiss’ administration, he built substations in high-crime areas like Scotlandville … Over the years, other East Baton Rouge Parish law enforcement officials continued to build on what my father achieved — fairness and equal opportunity to all ... I feel like other communities across America can look at the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office as a model of what fair practices should be. …<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_d6be5629-c7da-5ed6-aaa0-306334ebc8e7.html|title=Letter: Late Al Amiss made the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office a model|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 7, 2015|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
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