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Line 52: + + − − On January 28, 2012, Montgomery, along with the late [[Fred Baden]], former mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], and the late [[Adras LaBorde]], former managing editor of the ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield. A banquet at the Winnfield Civic Center honored the inductees, three living and three deceased.<ref>''Avoyelles Today'', January 4, 2012</ref><ref>La. Political Hall inducts former Pineville mayor, 5 others, ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' January 29, 2012.</ref>
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Montgomery had worked closely with a Democratic colleague, [[Roy M. Hopkins|Roy McArthur "Hoppy" Hopkins]] of Oil City. The two in fact were originally elected to the legislature on the same day, and both were among the more powerful legislators in the House chamber. Hopkins died of bone cancer on November 24, 2006.
Montgomery had worked closely with a Democratic colleague, [[Roy M. Hopkins|Roy McArthur "Hoppy" Hopkins]] of Oil City. The two in fact were originally elected to the legislature on the same day, and both were among the more powerful legislators in the House chamber. Hopkins died of bone cancer on November 24, 2006.
On January 28, 2012, Montgomery, along with the late [[Fred Baden]], former mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], and the late [[Adras LaBorde]], former managing editor of the ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield. A banquet at the Winnfield Civic Center honored the inductees, three living and three deceased.<ref>''Avoyelles Today'', January 4, 2012</ref><ref>La. Political Hall inducts former Pineville mayor, 5 others, ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' January 29, 2012.</ref>
Montgomery attended Central Assembly of God Church in Haughton, where his funeral was held.<ref name=obit/>
Montgomery attended Central Assembly of God Church in Haughton, where his funeral was held.<ref name=obit/>
==References==
==References==