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Suzanne Spooner (deceased)

Suzanne Spooner (deceased)

|parents=Harry, Sr., and Willie Green Spoon

|parents=Harry, Sr., and Willie Green Spoon

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'''William Franklin Spooner''', known as '''Frank Spooner''' (born September 9, 1937), is an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] producer in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]], who has been active since the early 1970s in his state's [[Republican Party]]. In the fall of 1976, Spooner waged a strong but losing race for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in a bid to succeed incumbent [[Otto Passman]], who had been unseated in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] by [[farmer]]/[[business]]man [[Jerry Huckaby|Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby]], then from Ringgold in Bienville Parish but retired in Lincoln Parish. Therefore, instead of facing Passman, as he had expected, Spooner competed with Huckaby for a relatively rare open seat in the state's congressional delegation.​

'''William Franklin Spooner''', known as '''Frank Spooner''' (born September 9, 1937), is an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] producer in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]], who has been active since the early 1970s in his state's [[Republican Party]]. In the fall of 1976, Spooner waged a strong but losing race for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in a bid to succeed incumbent [[Otto Passman]], who had been unseated in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] by [[farmer]]/[[business]]man [[Jerry Huckaby|Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby]], then from Ringgold in Bienville Parish but retired in Lincoln Parish. Therefore, instead of facing Passman, as he had expected, Spooner competed with Huckaby for a relatively rare open seat in the state's congressional delegation.​

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

Spooner is a [[United Methodist]]<ref>''Louisiana History'', p. 343.</ref> and a donor to the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home orphanage in Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmch.org/pathways/v37PathwaysSpring06.pdf|title=Donors: January 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006|publisher=Louisiana Methodist Children's Home|accessdate=September 17, 2013}}</ref>He was a member of the Optimist Club.<ref name=whoswho/>He and his wife have three daughters and eight grandchildren.​<ref>''Louisiana History'', p. 354.</ref>

Spooner is a [[United Methodist]]<ref>''Louisiana History'', p. 343.</ref> and a donor to the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home orphanage in Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmch.org/pathways/v37PathwaysSpring06.pdf|title=Donors: January 1, 2006 – April 30, 2006|publisher=Louisiana Methodist Children's Home|accessdate=September 17, 2013}}</ref>He was a member of the Optimist Club.<ref name=whoswho/>He and his wife have three living daughters and eight grandchildren.​<ref>''Louisiana History'', p. 354.</ref>

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==References==