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'''Oswald Antoine Decuir, Jr.'' (August 23, 1940 – September 3, 2024), was an attorney, [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state senator, and judge from his native New Iberia in Iberia Parish in south [[Louisiana]]. | '''Oswald Antoine Decuir, Jr.'' (August 23, 1940 – September 3, 2024), was an attorney, [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state senator, and judge from his native New Iberia in Iberia Parish in south [[Louisiana]]. | ||
He was the eldest son of Oswald Decuir, Sr., and the former Beverly Landry. He graduated in 1958 from New Iberia Senior High and in 1962 from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capitol city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/> | He was the eldest son of Oswald Decuir, Sr., and the former Beverly Landry. He graduated in 1958 from New Iberia Senior High and in 1962 from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capitol city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/> | ||
| − | He married his college sweetheart and wife of sixty-four years, Loretta Young Decuir. He earned his Juris Doctorate from [[Tulane University]] Law School in 1966. While serving as a Clerk for the Louisiana Supreme Court, he was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in 1966 and remained an active member until his passing. <ref name=obit/> He was state senator from 1976 to 1992, when he resigned to become an appellate judge on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a post that he filled until 2012.<ref name=obit>Judge Oswald A. Decuir Obituary 2024 - Pellerin Funeral Homes, accessed September 14, 2024.</ref><ref | + | He married his college sweetheart and wife of sixty-four years, Loretta Young Decuir. He earned his Juris Doctorate from [[Tulane University]] Law School in 1966. While serving as a Clerk for the Louisiana Supreme Court, he was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in 1966 and remained an active member until his passing. <ref name=obit/> He was state senator from 1976 to 1992, when he resigned to become an appellate judge on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a post that he filled until 2012.<ref name=obit>Judge Oswald A. Decuir Obituary 2024 - Pellerin Funeral Homes, accessed September 14, 2024.</ref><ref>SENATE DIRECTORY 1880-2004 (la.gov), accessed September 14, 2024.</ref> |
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Judge Decuir was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Bill Mitchell and Bob Mitchell, and stepfather, William Mitchell. He was survived by his wife; his sister Myra Decuir Gosnell; his son Jon Scott Decuir, Sr. (Loren Mancuso Decuir), and two grandchildren. A mass was celebrated on September 10 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Iberia. He was entombed in the Holy Family Cemetery.<ref name=obit/> | Judge Decuir was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Bill Mitchell and Bob Mitchell, and stepfather, William Mitchell. He was survived by his wife; his sister Myra Decuir Gosnell; his son Jon Scott Decuir, Sr. (Loren Mancuso Decuir), and two grandchildren. A mass was celebrated on September 10 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Iberia. He was entombed in the Holy Family Cemetery.<ref name=obit/> | ||
Revision as of 22:31, September 14, 2024
| Oswald Antoine Decuir, Jr. | |
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Louisiana State Senator for Iberia
and St. Martin parishes | |
| In office 1976 – 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Hardy |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Craig Romero |
| Born | August 23, 1940 New Iberia, Louisiana]] |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Loretta Young Decuir |
| Children | Jon Scott Decuir, Sr.
Parents: |
| Alma mater | New Iberia Senior High School Louisiana State University |
| Profession | Attorney |
'Oswald Antoine Decuir, Jr. (August 23, 1940 – September 3, 2024), was an attorney, Democrat state senator, and judge from his native New Iberia in Iberia Parish in south Louisiana. He was the eldest son of Oswald Decuir, Sr., and the former Beverly Landry. He graduated in 1958 from New Iberia Senior High and in 1962 from Louisiana State University in the capitol city of Baton Rouge.[1] He married his college sweetheart and wife of sixty-four years, Loretta Young Decuir. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School in 1966. While serving as a Clerk for the Louisiana Supreme Court, he was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in 1966 and remained an active member until his passing. [1] He was state senator from 1976 to 1992, when he resigned to become an appellate judge on the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a post that he filled until 2012.[1][2]
Judge Decuir was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Bill Mitchell and Bob Mitchell, and stepfather, William Mitchell. He was survived by his wife; his sister Myra Decuir Gosnell; his son Jon Scott Decuir, Sr. (Loren Mancuso Decuir), and two grandchildren. A mass was celebrated on September 10 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Iberia. He was entombed in the Holy Family Cemetery.[1]