Israel "Bo" Curtis
| Israel Benjamin "Bo" Curtis | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 26 (Rapides Parish) | |
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In office 1992–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Charles R. Herring |
| Succeeded by | Herbert B. Dixon |
| Member of the Rapides Parish School Board from District D | |
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In office 1976–1992 |
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| Succeeded by | Herbert B. Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1932 |
| Died | February 16, 2012 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Alexandria Memorial Gardens |
| Nationality | African-American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Jean Curtis |
| Children |
Andrea Yvette Curtis |
| Parents | Israel "Chief" and Maria Curtis |
| Residence |
Alexandria Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater |
Peabody High School |
| Occupation |
Educator and coach |
| Religion | Missionary Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Andrea Yvette Curtis
Peabody High School
Grambling State University
Northwestern State University
Texas Christian University
Texas Southern University
Educator and coach
Israel Benjamin Curtis, known as Israel "Bo" Curtis (September 11, 1932 – February 16, 2012), was an African-American educator and funeral home insurance agent who served from 1992 to 2008 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 26 in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Curtis graduated from Peabody High School in Alexandria and Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish, from which he gained a Bachelor of Science degree. He obtained a master's degree from Northwestern State University in , Louisiana, and he did further graduate studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, the historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, and Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. After high school, Curtis served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a long-term member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. For more than two decades after he completed Grambling University, Curtis was a teacher and coach in Rapides Parish. He retired from the classroom to become manager and funeral director of the Winnfield Life Insurance Company of Alexandria. He was a personal bodyguard for Martin Luther King, Jr., when the civil rights activist visited Alexandria.
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