Guy Sockrider | |
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Member of the Louisiana State Senate | |
In office 1948–1964 | |
Succeeded by | James O. Dolby |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy William Sockrider Jr. November 5, 1921 Jennings, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 2011 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Ruth Grien
(
m. 1941; died. 1964) |
Guy William Sockrider Jr. (November 5, 1921 – February 25, 2011) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. [3]
Born in Jennings, Louisiana, the son of Myrtle Clarke and Guy William Sockrider Sr, [1] Sockrider attended the Jennings High School, graduating in 1938. [1] He volunteered for the army in 1942, and served as a captain in the 89th infantry division of the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve. [1]
In 1948, Sockrider was elected to the Louisiana State Senate, [3] succeeding James O. Dolby and serving until 1964, when he did not seek re-election. [1] [3] He was co-author of legislation establishing the W. O. Moss Regional Hospital and upgrading McNeese State University to university status. [1] [4] In 1949, he established the Industrial Construction Company. [1]
Sockrider died in February 2011 at a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the age of 89. [1] He was buried in Prien Memorial Park. [1]
Guy Sockrider | |
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Member of the Louisiana State Senate | |
In office 1948–1964 | |
Succeeded by | James O. Dolby |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy William Sockrider Jr. November 5, 1921 Jennings, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 2011 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Ruth Grien
(
m. 1941; died. 1964) |
Guy William Sockrider Jr. (November 5, 1921 – February 25, 2011) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. [3]
Born in Jennings, Louisiana, the son of Myrtle Clarke and Guy William Sockrider Sr, [1] Sockrider attended the Jennings High School, graduating in 1938. [1] He volunteered for the army in 1942, and served as a captain in the 89th infantry division of the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve. [1]
In 1948, Sockrider was elected to the Louisiana State Senate, [3] succeeding James O. Dolby and serving until 1964, when he did not seek re-election. [1] [3] He was co-author of legislation establishing the W. O. Moss Regional Hospital and upgrading McNeese State University to university status. [1] [4] In 1949, he established the Industrial Construction Company. [1]
Sockrider died in February 2011 at a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the age of 89. [1] He was buried in Prien Memorial Park. [1]