| − | Windhorst was born in the Irish Channel section of New Orleans to a [[Roman Catholic]] couple of [[Germany|German]] and [[Italy|Italian]] extraction, Richard E. Windhorst, Sr. (1913–1985), and the former Jenny Mary Motto (1916–2001), a native of Donaldsonville, in Ascension Parish near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. She was the daughter of Carmello Motto and the former Angelina Latino. His sister was Angela Windhorst Tripkovich (1938–1999) of the unincorporated city of Metairie in Jefferson Parish.<ref>Jenny Mary Motto Windhorst obituary, ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' accessed October 16, 2009.</ref> | + | Windhorst was born in the Irish Channel section of New Orleans to a [[Roman Catholic]] couple of [[Germany|German]] and [[Italy|Italian]] extraction, Richard E. Windhorst, Sr. (1913–1985), and the former Jenny Mary Motto (1916–2001), a native of Donaldsonville, in Ascension Parish near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. She was the daughter of Carmello Motto and the former Angelina Latino. His sister was Angela Windhorst Tripkovich (1938–1999) of the unincorporated city of Metairie in Jefferson Parish.<ref>Jenny Mary Motto Windhorst obituary, ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' accessed October 16, 2009.</ref> Windhorst's only brother, Richard Edward "Bubba" Windhorst, Jr. (c. 1937-2024), had a long career with the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, first as a deputy clerk, then in 1992 he became the Clerk of Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/richard-windhorst-obituary?id=56206209|title=Richard Edward "Bubba" Windhorst, Jr. obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=September 3, 2024|accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref> |
| | Windhorst graduated from the Roman Catholic Redemptorist High Schoo] in New Orleans. At the time of his death, Windhorst was married to the former Barbara E. Turner (born c. 1941). The two have been active in civic and community affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2009/08/missions_possible_on_new_orlea.html|author=Jerry McLeod|title=New Orleans Party Picks|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=August 11, 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2020}}</ref> | | Windhorst graduated from the Roman Catholic Redemptorist High Schoo] in New Orleans. At the time of his death, Windhorst was married to the former Barbara E. Turner (born c. 1941). The two have been active in civic and community affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2009/08/missions_possible_on_new_orlea.html|author=Jerry McLeod|title=New Orleans Party Picks|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=August 11, 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2020}}</ref> |
| | Windhorst was a member of the West Bank Rotary International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotarywestbank.org/pdf/2006/041106.pdf|title=The West Bank Rotator: Service Before Self|publisher=rotarywestbank.org|accessdate=October 16, 2009; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> | | Windhorst was a member of the West Bank Rotary International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotarywestbank.org/pdf/2006/041106.pdf|title=The West Bank Rotator: Service Before Self|publisher=rotarywestbank.org|accessdate=October 16, 2009; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> |
| − | Windhorst's only brother, Richard Edward "Bubba" Windhorst, Jr. (c. 1937-2024), had a long career with the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, first as a deputy clerk, then in 1992 the Clerk of Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/richard-windhorst-obituary?id=56206209|title=Richard Edward "Bubba" Windhorst, Jr. obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=September 3, 2024|accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>
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