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| | |name=Jerry Marston Fowler | | |name=Jerry Marston Fowler |
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| | |death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana | | |death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana |
| | |resting_place=[[Cremation]] | | |resting_place=[[Cremation]] |
| − | |spouse= (1) Sue Fowler, now Sue Weaver<br> | + | |spouse=(1) Sue Fowler, later Sue Weaver<br> |
| | (2) MariAnn Santangelo Fowler (1937-2005) | | (2) MariAnn Santangelo Fowler (1937-2005) |
| | |children=Susannah Fowler Craig<br>Margaret Fowler Abrahams<br>John Marston Fowler<br> | | |children=Susannah Fowler Craig<br>Margaret Fowler Abrahams<br>John Marston Fowler<br> |
| | Parents:<br> | | Parents:<br> |
| − | Wiley Douglas, Sr. and Abbie Marston Fowler | + | Wiley Douglas, Sr. and Abbie Marston Fowler |
| | |relations=Hendrix M. "Mutt" Fowler (uncle) | | |relations=Hendrix M. "Mutt" Fowler (uncle) |
| | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
| | |occupation=[[Business]]man]]; [[Politician]]; Athlete | | |occupation=[[Business]]man]]; [[Politician]]; Athlete |
| − | |alma_mater=[[Red River Senior High School<br> | + | |alma_mater=Red River Senior High School<br> |
| | [[Northwestern State University]] | | [[Northwestern State University]] |
| | |religion=[[United Methodist]] | | |religion=[[United Methodist]] |
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| | (2) Fowler benefited from a political dynasty launched by his father, [[Douglas Fowler]], and his uncle, Hendrix M. "Mutt" Fowler, from the small northwestern Louisiana community of Coushatta in Red River Parish.<br> | | (2) Fowler benefited from a political dynasty launched by his father, [[Douglas Fowler]], and his uncle, Hendrix M. "Mutt" Fowler, from the small northwestern Louisiana community of Coushatta in Red River Parish.<br> |
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| − | (3) While he was imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion stemming from misconduct in connection with his job duties, Fowler's second wife, MariAnn, was kidnapped and went missing while she was en route to [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], [[Texas]], to visit her husband in prison. She was declared legally dead in 2005. | + | (3) While he was imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion stemming from misconduct in connection with his job duties, Fowler's second wife, MariAnn, was kidnapped and went missing while she was en route to [[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], to visit her husband in prison. She was declared legally dead in 2005. |
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| | '''Jerry Marston Fowler''' (April 26, 1940 – January 26, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hWiE19AdgaumVlcjb2_qtLO-PbDQ|title=Former NFL lineman Jerry Fowler dies after complications from surgery at 68|date=January 26, 2009|publisher=''The Canadian Press''|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> was a [[Baton Rouge]] [[business]]man who served as [[Louisiana]]'s state Elections Commissioner from 1980 until his defeat in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary. He was part of the Fowler family [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] political dynasty. | | '''Jerry Marston Fowler''' (April 26, 1940 – January 26, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hWiE19AdgaumVlcjb2_qtLO-PbDQ|title=Former NFL lineman Jerry Fowler dies after complications from surgery at 68|date=January 26, 2009|publisher=''The Canadian Press''|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> was a [[Baton Rouge]] [[business]]man who served as [[Louisiana]]'s state Elections Commissioner from 1980 until his defeat in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary. He was part of the Fowler family [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] political dynasty. |