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'''Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Sr.''' (March 27, 1926 – January 24, 2024) was from 1974 to 2003 the district attorney of [[New Orleans|Orleans Parish]], [[Louisiana]], and a concert singer. His son, Harry, Jr., is a popular musician who still performs in various venue.
 
'''Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Sr.''' (March 27, 1926 – January 24, 2024) was from 1974 to 2003 the district attorney of [[New Orleans|Orleans Parish]], [[Louisiana]], and a concert singer. His son, Harry, Jr., is a popular musician who still performs in various venue.
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Connick was born in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]] to James Paul Connick, and the former Jessie Fowler. The family moved to [[New Orleans]], where he was reared. In 1945,at the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and was stationed at various locations in the Pacific Theatre of War.<ref name=obit>Harry Connick Obituary (1926-2024) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune (nola.com), accessed January 28, 2024.</ref>
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Connick was born in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]] to James Paul Connick, and the former Jessie Fowler. The family moved to [[New Orleans]], where he was reared. In 1945, at the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and was stationed at various locations in the Pacific Theatre of War.<ref name=obit>Harry Connick Obituary (1926-2024) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune (nola.com), accessed January 28, 2024.</ref>
    
In 1953, he wed the former Anita Frances Levy Livingston (1926-1981), a [[New York]] native whom he met in [[Morocco]] while he was employed building an air base for the Army Corps of Enginners. The young couple returned to New Orleans and opened Studio A Records on Harrison Avenue, a small record shop. They later opened additional outlets. Meanwhile, he graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Loyola University New Orleans and the [[Tulane University]] School of Law.<ref name=obit/>
 
In 1953, he wed the former Anita Frances Levy Livingston (1926-1981), a [[New York]] native whom he met in [[Morocco]] while he was employed building an air base for the Army Corps of Enginners. The young couple returned to New Orleans and opened Studio A Records on Harrison Avenue, a small record shop. They later opened additional outlets. Meanwhile, he graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Loyola University New Orleans and the [[Tulane University]] School of Law.<ref name=obit/>
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