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|spouse=Marie Howell Cade (1932–2006)​

|spouse=Marie Howell Cade (1932–2006)​

|children=Martha Morse Cade (born 1963)​

|children=Martha Morse Cade (born 1963)​

John Overton Cade (1966-2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?pid=193411169|title=John Overton Cade|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=July 17, 2019|accessdate=October 10, 2019}}</ref>​<br>

John Overton Cade (1966-2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?pid=193411169|title=John Overton Cade|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]]''|date=July 17, 2019|accessdate=October 10, 2019}}</ref>​<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

John H., Sr., and Carrie Flournoy Cade​

John H., Sr., and Carrie Flournoy Cade​

David Treen called his friend the unsung hero of the Louisiana Republican Party. Those close to him know how much he's given. But because of his nature, he didn't [sic] ever blow his horn."​<ref name=obit/>

David Treen called his friend the unsung hero of the Louisiana Republican Party. Those close to him know how much he's given. But because of his nature, he didn't [sic] ever blow his horn."​<ref name=obit/>

Then [[U.S. Representative]] Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016)  recalled that Cade had "in my early days been very, very helpful to me. He was a Republican when you could hold a convention in a telephone booth." Holloway, who served in Congress from 1987 to 1993, said that Cade came a long way toward achieving his goal of a two-party system in Louisiana. "The ball is definitely rolling. If only he'd had a few more years  . . . to be around to see it," Holloway said.​<ref name=obit/>

Then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Clyde Holloway]] recalled that Cade had "in my early days been very, very helpful to me. He was a Republican when you could hold a convention in a telephone booth." Holloway, who served in Congress from 1987 to 1993, said that Cade came a long way toward achieving his goal of a two-party system in Louisiana. "The ball is definitely rolling. If only he'd had a few more years  . . . to be around to see it," Holloway said.​<ref name=obit/>

Alexandria GOP leader Charles Trent declared that Cade was "personally responsible for the growth of the Republican Party in this state. . . . All of us [Republicans] have always leaned on John Cade as an advisor and a consultant in so many things."​<ref name=obit/>

Alexandria then GOP leader Charles Harrison Trent (born 1946), who later relocated to [[Lafayette]], declared that Cade was "personally responsible for the growth of the Republican Party in this state. . . . All of us [Republicans] have always leaned on John Cade as an advisor and a consultant in so many things."​<ref name=obit/>

Former state Representative [[Jock Scott|John W. "Jock" Scott]] of Alexandria, son of the late Judge Nauman Scott, and himself a Democrat-turned-Republican, said that Cade had "good political judgment and was reliable. . . . [Cade] has been a source of real common sense. [The Republican Party] is prone to a lot of personality conflicts, and he brought some maturity to those small-party type disadvantages. He was able to see all the personalities involved and move the party forward."​<ref name=obit/>

Former state Representative [[Jock Scott|John W. "Jock" Scott]] of Alexandria, son of the late Judge Nauman Scott, and himself a Democrat-turned-Republican, said that Cade had "good political judgment and was reliable. . . . [Cade] has been a source of real common sense. [The Republican Party] is prone to a lot of personality conflicts, and he brought some maturity to those small-party type disadvantages. He was able to see all the personalities involved and move the party forward."​<ref name=obit/>