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|name=Marcel Carroll Notzon, II

|name=Marcel Carroll Notzon, II

|birth_place=[[Laredo]], [[Texas]]

|birth_place=[[Laredo]], [[Texas]]

|birth_date=August 24, 1935

|birth_date=August 24, 1935

|death_place=Laredo, Texas

|death_place=Laredo, Texas

|death_date=April 4, 2018 (aged 82)

|death_date=April 4, 2018 (aged 82)

|spouse=Nora Lee Notzon<br>

Six children

|spouse=Nora Lee Haynes Notzon (married 1961-2018, his death)<br>

|children=Marcel C. Notzon, III<br>

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

}}

}}

'''Marcel Carroll Notzon, II''' (August 24, 1935 &ndash; April 4, 2018), was the second magistrate judge of the United States District court in his native [[Laredo]], [[Texas]].

'''Marcel Carroll Notzon, II''' (August 24, 1935 &ndash; April 4, 2018), was the second magistrate judge of the United States District Court in his native [[Laredo]], [[Texas]].

In 1982, District Judge George P. Kazen selected Notzon to fill the vacant magistrate judge position in the Laredo division of the Southern District of Texas. After twenty-four years in the position, Notzon retired in 2006. For eighteen of those years, he was the only federal magistrate in Laredo. Kazen described Notzon as "very passionate about the law but also very compassionate for the persons who appeared before him. Judge Notzon handled an extremely heavy criminal docket in the Laredo division and served without hesitation and with great distinction.”<ref name=lmt>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Marcel-Notzon-former-U-S-magistrate-judge-dies-12806933.php|title=Marcel Notzon, former U.S.magistrate judge, dies|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

The son of Aloysius Joseph, I, and Hortense S. Leyendecker Notzon of Laredo, Judge Notzon was named after his uncle, [[Roman Catholic]] Msgr. Marcel Carroll Notzon, I. Marcel Notzon graduated from the Catholic-affiliated St. Joseph’s Academy in Laredo in 1952, at which he played [[football]]. He graduated at the top of his class at St. Mary’s University in [[San Antonio]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Government]] in 1956. He served as an instructor at the [[United States Air Force]] Language School at Lackland A.F.B., San Antonio, at which he obtained his pilot’s license. From 1956 to 1960, he was an officer in the [[United States Navy]], stationed in [[Japan]]. In 1961, Notzon wed the former Nora Lee Haynes (1933-2022), who became an active figure in Laredo civic, church, and cultural matters. In 1993, she portrayed [[Martha Washington]] in the Webb County Washington's Birthday celebration. Three years earlier, her husband was cast as [[George Washington]] in the pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.lmtonline.com/obituary/nora-lee-haynes-notzon-1084687452|title=Nora Lee Haynes Notzon obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>  

Notzon’s eldest son, [[attorney]] Marcel C. Notzon, III, recalled that his father "originally planned to enter the [[Roman Catholic]] priesthood but switched to the law after meeting the young woman he would marry, the former Nora Lee. Notzon, III, said that his father "always tried to teach us right from wrong to try to live and follow [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]’s will. ... He always told us, ‘God’s not going to judge us by how much money we have when we die, but how many people we’ve helped.’"<ref name=lmt/>

 

 

 

Notzon’s eldest son, [[attorney]] Marcel C. Notzon, III, recalled that his father "originally planned to enter the priesthood but switched to the law after meeting the young woman he would marry. Notzon, III, said that his father "always tried to teach us right from wrong to try to live and follow [[Jesus Christ|Christ]]’s will. ... He always told us, ‘God’s not going to judge us by how much money we have when we die, but how many people we’ve helped.’"<ref name=lmt/> Sometimes called "the singing judge", Notzon had a  talent for music. He also had many other areas of interest.

Attorney Craig Lawrence, who clerked for Notzon for fifteen years, recalled that the judge once received a standing ovation from more than twenty [[illegal alien]]s waiting to appear before him. Lawrence said that Notzon showed genuine interest in their lives and connected with them on a personal level: "Compassion was his hallmark. He expressed himself in a way that I haven't seen in anyone else. The most memorable thing about Judge Notzon is that he didn’t care who you were. He would treat everyone exactly the same. He had the ultimate respect for everybody. I’ve never seen that in any other jurist.”<ref name=lmt/>

Attorney Craig Lawrence, who clerked for Notzon for fifteen years, recalled that the judge once received a standing ovation from more than twenty [[illegal alien]]s waiting to appear before him. Lawrence said that Notzon showed genuine interest in their lives and connected with them on a personal level: "Compassion was his hallmark. He expressed himself in a way that I haven't seen in anyone else. The most memorable thing about Judge Notzon is that he didn’t care who you were. He would treat everyone exactly the same. He had the ultimate respect for everybody. I’ve never seen that in any other jurist.”<ref name=lmt/>

Judge Diana Saldaña, who succeeded Notzon as magistrate judge, litigated cases before him when she was a federal prosecutor. She said that to her knowledge "Everyone who appeared before him loved him and respected him. He believed very strongly in giving back to the community. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his public service.”<ref name=lmt/>

Judge Diana Saldaña, who succeeded Notzon as magistrate judge, litigated cases before him when she was a federal prosecutor. She said that to her knowledge all who "appeared before him loved him and respected him. He believed very strongly in giving back to the community. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his public service.”<ref name=lmt/>

 

Judge Notzon died at his home in Laredo at the age of eighty-two. After a funeral mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laredo on April 7, 2018, he was interred at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/?action=obituaries.obit_view&CFID=e8cf9867-21d2-4925-a5a4-20275f815b06&CFTOKEN=0&o_id=4741088&fh_id=15266|title=Judge Notzon's obituary|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref>  

After a funeral mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laredo on April 7, 2018, Notzon will be interred at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/?action=obituaries.obit_view&CFID=e8cf9867-21d2-4925-a5a4-20275f815b06&CFTOKEN=0&o_id=4741088&fh_id=15266|title=Judge Notzon's obituary|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

Texas 111th state District Judge Monica Zapata Notzon is his former daughter-in-law.

Saldaña said that to honor Notzon's memory the judges plan to place his portrait in the Laredo federal courthouse jury room.<ref name=lmt/>

Saldaña said that to honor Notzon's memory the judges plan to place his portrait in the Laredo federal courthouse jury room.<ref name=lmt/>

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