Alfred Shapiro
Alfred Bruce Shapiro, known as Al Shapiro (December 29, 1942[1] â April 25, 2018), was an attorney in the capital city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who formerly was the long-term president and general counsel of the liberal interest group, the American Civil Liberties Union.
| Alfred Bruce "Al" Shapiro
(Louisiana president and | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1942 Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Died | April 25, 2018 (aged 75) Baton Rouge, Louisiana Resting place: |
| Political Party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Kristina Webb Boyle Shapiro Two children: |
Born in Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Shapiro was one of five children of Morris Shapiro (1910-2005) and the former Mary Fern Clyde (1915-1996). Morris Schapiro was one one of three Alexandria city attorneys during the administration of former Mayor John K. Snyder and also a former member of the elected Rapides Parish School Board.[2]
Alfred Shapiro graduated in 1960 from Alexandria's oldest public high school, Bolton High School, at which he played football. He then earned from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Juris Doctorate from the LSU Law Center. He was a member for fifty years of the Louisiana Bar Association. He and his wife, the former Kristina Webb Boyle, practiced law together in Baton Rouge.[3]He was Jewish and a Democrat.[1]
Alfred and Kristina Shaprio had a daughter, Melissa Lea Lopoo, the wife of Len Lopoo, and a son, David Bruce Shapiro, who predeceased his father. There are two grandchildren. He had two living sisters, Gayle Shapiro Martin and Cynthia Shapiro. Shapiro died at the age of seventy-five and is interred at Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge.[3]
References
- â 1.0 1.1 Alfred Shapiro. Mylife.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2018.
- â Morris Shapiro. Old.findagrave.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2018.
- â 3.0 3.1 Alfred Shapiro obituary. The Alexandria Town Talk (April 27, 2018). Retrieved on April 28, 2018.