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Name |
Cathey, James L., Jr. |
Birthplace |
Arcadia, LA |
Born |
30 Apr 1919 |
Children |
Sharon Thorn; Kathe Newsome; Karen Green |
Deceased |
29 Feb 1999 |
Deceased where |
Bossier City, LA |
Notes |
He sat on the advisory board of Bossier Medical Center. He was a member of the Bossier Parish Industrial Development Board. He was a past chairman of the Bossier Parish Council on Aging. He was a board member for twenty years of the Northwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission. In 1966, he served on the advisory committee of the Louisiana State University Law Enforcement Training Program. He was a director of Bossier Parish Crime Stoppers. He chaired various fund drives, including the March of Dimes and the Heart Fund. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a Shriner. |
Occupation |
Mayor of Bossier City - 1973-1977 Chief of Police for Bossier City - 1953-1957, 1961-1970 |
Spouse |
Dorothy Louise Williams |
Titles & honors |
Cathey served in both the United States Army and the United States Air Force during and after World War II. He was a bomber pilot during the war and subsequently attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, having been assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City. |
