| | Bolin then procured his undergraduate degree in 1935 from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He obtained his legal degree from the LSU Law Center in 1937 and maintained a private practice in Minden from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1952. For a time in the late 1980s, Bolin practiced law in Minden —estates, divorces, and automobile accident claims, primarily—with his younger son, [[Bruce Bolin|Bruce M. Bolin]], who later moved to [[Bossier City]].<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' December 30, 1986, p. 4.</ref> | | Bolin then procured his undergraduate degree in 1935 from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He obtained his legal degree from the LSU Law Center in 1937 and maintained a private practice in Minden from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1952. For a time in the late 1980s, Bolin practiced law in Minden —estates, divorces, and automobile accident claims, primarily—with his younger son, [[Bruce Bolin|Bruce M. Bolin]], who later moved to [[Bossier City]].<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' December 30, 1986, p. 4.</ref> |
| − | In 1937, Bolin wed his Minden High School classmate, the former Mary Eloise Martin (October 30, 1913 – September 20, 2007), a 1935 graduate of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] and a former [[high school]] [[Englishh]] teacher. The Bolins had two daughters, Beth Bolin Falk and Becky Bolin Maupin, and another lawyer son, James E. Bolin, Jr. (born 1941) of [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1875163_1?noconfirm=0|title=James E. Bolin Jr.|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref> | + | In 1937, Bolin wed his Minden High School classmate, the former Mary Eloise Martin (October 30, 1913 – September 20, 2007), a 1935 graduate of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] and a former [[high school]] [[English]] teacher. The Bolins had two daughters, Beth Bolin Falk and Becky Bolin Maupin, and another lawyer son, James E. Bolin, Jr. (born 1941) of [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1875163_1?noconfirm=0|title=James E. Bolin Jr.|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref> |