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Called to military service in [[World War II]], he served briefly as chief boatswain’s mate of the [[United States Coast Guard]] but then transferred to the [[United States Navy]] with the rank of ensign, with service from 1942 to 1945. He was overseas for one year and discharged with the rank of first lieutenant.<ref name=lahist/>

Called to military service in [[World War II]], he served briefly as chief boatswain’s mate of the [[United States Coast Guard]] but then transferred to the [[United States Navy]] with the rank of ensign, with service from 1942 to 1945. He was overseas for one year and discharged with the rank of first lieutenant.<ref name=lahist/>

As a state representative, Tessier was a vocal opponent of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]'s populist legislative programs. In 1958, midway in Long's last term as governor, Tessier was named by the Capital Correspondents’ Association as "Louisiana’s outstanding state representative." He resigned from the House in 1962 to serve until 1968 in the state Senate. He was active in the environmentalist [[Sierra Club]], the Pickwick Club, and the Southern Yacht Club. He was a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization the [[Knights of Columbus]] and a volunteer for [[United Way]].<ref name=lahist/>

As a state representative, Tessier was a vocal opponent of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]'s populist legislative programs. In 1958, midway in Long's last term as governor, Tessier was named by the Capital Correspondents’ Association as "Louisiana’s Outstanding State Representative." He resigned from the House in 1962 to serve until 1968 in the state Senate. He was active in the environmentalist [[Sierra Club]], the Pickwick Club, and the Southern Yacht Club. He was a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization the [[Knights of Columbus]] and a volunteer for [[United Way]].<ref name=lahist/>

Tessier died in New Orleans at the age of fifty-five and is interred there at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159879615/george-dean-tessier|title=George Dean Tessier|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

Tessier died in New Orleans at the age of fifty-five and is interred there at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159879615/george-dean-tessier|title=George Dean Tessier|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>