Donald Ray Kennard
| Donald Ray Kennard | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative (District 69) | |
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In office 1976–2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Clifton S. Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 11, 1936 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Died | August 5, 2011 (aged 74) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party from 1976-1995; Republican since 1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Ramona Norris "Mona" Kennard (married ca. 1962-2011, his death) |
| Children |
Robin Lisa Kennard |
| Parents | Sterling D. and Camille Carpenter Kennard |
| Residence |
Central City East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Occupation |
Educator |
| Religion | Baptist |
Robin Lisa Kennard
Stacy Rae Kennard Doucet
Southeastern Louisiana University
Educator
Donald Ray Kennard (August 11, 1936 – August 5, 2011) was an educator, athletic director, and politician who represented part of East Baton Rouge Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 2008. Originally a conservative Democrat, Kennard switched his partisan affiliation in 1995, when he won the first of three terms as a Republican.
Kennard was born to Sterling D. Kennard (1914–1989), an East Baton Rouge Parish justice of the peace from the Central City community, and a son of William and Annie Kennard. Donald Kennard's mother was the former Camille Carpenter (1917–2010), one of ten children born to Maurice Carpenter and the former Bertie Ritterman. She was a homemaker and a school bus driver. Donald Kennard and his wife, the former Ramona "Mona" Norris, are the parents of Robin Lisa Kennard and Stacy Rae Kennard Doucet, wife of David Doucet. Their grandchildren are Philip James Doucet, Samuel Sterling Doucet, Thomas David Doucet, and Camille Elizabeth Doucet.
In 1954, Kennard graduated from Central High School in East Baton Rouge Parish, where he held thirteen letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In 1958, he procured his Bachelor of Science degree in professional education from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He taught and coached at Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge. Thereafter, while he pursued his Master of Education degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, which he completed in 1960, Kennard coached the LSU freshmen basketball team. He served for ten years in the United States Air Force Reserve, having first completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He was stationed at Fort Dix in Trenton, New Jersey. Afterwards for two years, he taught health and physical education at the University of New Orleans. He was a football spotter from 1958 until 2007, much of that time as a member of the LSU sports broadcasting team. In January 1963, he launched his LSU career as an academicic advisor in the athletic department, a position that he maintained for twenty-two years. Thereafter, he was for many years the LSU assistant athletic director in charge of sales and marketing.
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