| − | Early was the youngest of eight children born to Thomas Early, Sr., and the former Rose Parillo. He graduated in 1950 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1954 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He was the student body president in both high school and college. | + | Early was the youngest of eight children born to Thomas Early, Sr., and the former Rose Parillo. He graduated in 1950 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1954 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He was the student body president in both high school and college.<ref name=obit/> |