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==Background==
==Background==
Born in [[New Orleans]] to Harry Adolph Lazarus, Sr. (1896-1972), and the former Edna M. Wodiker (1899-1988),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210226543/allan-matthew-lazarus|title=Allan Matthew "Laz" Lazarus|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref> Lazarus moved with his parents and brother, Harry Lazarus, Jr. (1920-2016), to Shreveport when he was seven years old. He graduated in 1944 from the former Fair Park High School and in 1951 from the private Centenary College of Louisiana, both institutions located in Shreveport. From 1946 to 1947, he served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=allan-matthew-lazarus&pid=196214873|title=Allan Lazarus Obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
Born in [[New Orleans]] to Harry Adolph Lazarus, Sr. (1896-1972), and the former Edna M. Wodiker (1899-1988),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210226543/allan-matthew-lazarus|title=Allan Matthew "Laz" Lazarus|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref> Lazarus moved to Shreveport in 1934 with his parents and brother, Harry Lazarus, Jr. (1920-2016),who became a Shreveport [[real estate]] broker and decorated United States Army lieutenant colonel. He graduated in 1944 from the former Fair Park High School and in 1951 from the private Centenary College of Louisiana, both institutions located in Shreveport. From 1946 to 1947, he served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=allan-matthew-lazarus&pid=196214873|title=Allan Lazarus Obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==