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==Biography==
==Biography==
Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his mother,s Mattie Lacy (1870-1946). An older brother, W. S. Lacy (1894-1918), died at the age of twenty-four. His younger brother, Henry Rufus Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108428722/john-len-lacy|title=John Len Lacy|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his mother,s Mattie Lacy (1870-1946). His grandfather, William H. Lacy, a graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]], was a pioneer educator in Bienville Parish in the years after the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=dorisb/> An older brother, W. S. Lacy (1894-1918), died at the age of twenty-four. His younger brother, Henry Rufus Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108428722/john-len-lacy|title=John Len Lacy|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
Prior to his legislative service, Lacy was for thirty-three years a member of the elected Bienville Parish School Board, headquartered in the parish seat of Arcadia. He served from January 6, 1931, until May 1964, when he assumed his legislative seat.
Prior to his legislative service, Lacy was for thirty-three years a member of the elected Bienville Parish School Board, headquartered in the parish seat of Arcadia. He served from January 6, 1931, until May 1964, when he assumed his legislative seat.
In 1970, ''The Shreveport Times'' named Lacy one of the most influential persons in Bienville Parish because many who sought guidance in business or politics came to him for advice. His great public interest was in [[rural]] development.<ref name=obit>John Len Lacy obituary, ''The Shreveport Times,'' June 8, 1998, obtained through Theresa A. Douglas, Public Information Specialist, Office of Public Information, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</ref>
In 1970, ''The Shreveport Times'' named Lacy one of the most influential persons in Bienville Parish because many who sought guidance in business or politics came to him for advice. His great public interest was in [[rural]] development.<ref name=obit>John Len Lacy obituary, ''The Shreveport Times,'' June 8, 1998, obtained through Theresa A. Douglas, Public Information Specialist, Office of Public Information, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</ref>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==
Lacy was married to the former Sallie Williams (June 23, 1905 – January 12, 1999),<ref>Graves at New Ebenezer Cemetery, Castor, Louisiana</ref> who succeeded her husband as a school board member, having served from August 1964 until her retirement on December 14, 1972.<ref>Statement of Bienville Parish School Board, May 13, 2008.</ref>
Lacy was married to the former Sallie Williams (June 23, 1905 – January 12, 1999),<ref>Graves at New Ebenezer Cemetery, Castor, Louisiana</ref> who succeeded her husband as a school board member, having served from August 1964 until her retirement on December 14, 1972.<ref>Statement of Bienville Parish School Board, May 13, 2008.</ref>