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|name=Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr.<br> | |name=Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr.<br> | ||
| − | ( | + | (Assistant District Attorney for Rapides Parish, Louisiana) |
|birth_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]] | |birth_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]] | ||
|birth_date=November 13, 1921 | |birth_date=November 13, 1921 | ||
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| Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr. (Assistant District Attorney for Rapides Parish, Louisiana) | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1921 Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Died | August 27, 2008 (aged 86) |
| Spouse | Kathleen Hooe Voltz Children: |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gus Aloysius Voltz, Jr. (November 13, 1921 – August 27, 2008),[1] was a prominent attorney in his native Alexandria, Louisiana. A law partner of Edwin Oswald Ware, III (1926-2016), Voltz was the assistant district attorney under DA Ware from 1967 to 1984. Ware and Voltz were Democrats often involved in high-profile cases in Alexandria.[2]
Voltz was the son of Alexandria City Judge Gus A. Voltz, Sr. (1888-1955), and the former Ulma Chambers (1891-1990). In 1944, Judge Voltz shot and killed the Alexandria lawyer Lee Novo on grounds of self-defense because the judge felt threatened for his life in the presence of Novo, who had a reputation as a "dangerous menace" and "abnormal character".[3] Released on a $3,000 bond, Judge Voltz successfully defended himself in the shooting.[4]
Voltz had two brothers, neither of whom married: David E. Voltz (1918-1983), a glider pilot in World War II,[5][6] and Wallace Nolan Voltz (1926-2014), the former owner of a grocery store in Alexandria who died the day before his 88th birthday.[7] Voltz and his wife, the former Kathleen Hooe (born April 13, 1930),[8] had two sons, Gus "Dutch" Voltz, III (born December 4, 1952), an attorney-turned-Roman Catholic priest, and John Hooe Voltz (born October 27, 1956), both of Alexandria, and two daughters from Baton Rouge, Lane Barry, and Anne Fossier. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.[1]
Voltz and Ware were classmates at the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. They opened their practice, Voltz and Ware, at 515 Johnston St. in downtown Alexandria, which they maintained until 1994. Voltz, who was known for his taciturn nature, was the first assistant DA for the entire eighteen years that Ware was district attorney for Rapides Parish.
Voltz and his older son, "Dutch", the priest, worked in the hobby of model airplanes from 1960 until 1975, when they began flying full-scale planes. The two restored a Piper PA-16 Clipper in the late 1960s. Dutch Voltz continues to be a pilot.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gus Voltz, Jr.. Wikitree. com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Richard p. Sharkey (July 11, 2016). Former Rapides Parish DA Ed Ware, III, dies at 88. the Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ The Alexandria Daily Town Talk, June 28, 1944, p. 12.
- ↑ The Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 15, 1944, p. 3.
- ↑ David E. Voltz. Wikitree.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Gus A. Voltz. Old.findagrave.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Wallace Nolan Voltz. Old.findagrave.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Kathleen Voltz. Mylife.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Welcome to our newest member, Father Dutch Voltz. Priestpilots.org (December 2017). Retrieved on July 3, 2018.