Eddy Shell
| Edwin Taylor "Eddy" Shell | |
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| Bossier Parish Police Jury for District 12 | |
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In office 1992 – May 2, 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Paul McMillian "Mac" Plummer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 6, 1937 Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Died | May 2, 2008 (aged 71) Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Missing (divorced) |
| Children |
Two children from first marriage: |
| Occupation | Speech professor; Photographer |
| Religion | Former Mormon |
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(1) Known for his enthusiasm and theatrics in teaching, Shell was a founding faculty member of Bossier Parish Community College, originally Airline Junior College, established in 1967. (2) Shell, a Texas native who grew up in Arkansas, was among the first Republicans ever elected to the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. (3) While living in Springdale, Arkansas, Shell was the youngest Eagle Scout in the state. |
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(1) Missing (divorced)
Two children from first marriage:
Sally S. Shell
Ted Shell
(1) Known for his enthusiasm and theatrics in teaching, Shell was a founding faculty member of Bossier Parish Community College, originally Airline Junior College, established in 1967.
(2) Shell, a Texas native who grew up in Arkansas, was among the first Republicans ever elected to the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body.
Edwin Taylor Shell, known as Eddy Shell (April 6, 1937 – May 2, 2008), was a prominent educator and politician in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College. Shell taught speech there for a full four decades. In 1991, he was elected as one of the first Republicans ever to serve on the Bossier Parish Police Jury (equivalent of county commission in other states).
Shell was born in Lubbock in West Texas to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003). Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern Arkansas. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington and Benton counties in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest Eagle Scout in the state. He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School, where one of his classmates was Carolyn Pollan, subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
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