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• Bookman, Johnny  b. September 6, 1934  d. October 23, 1995
  Professional football player. After graduating from Baton Rouge High School in 1953, John Dolan Bookman went to the University of Miami as a running back-defensive back. He led the nation in interceptions in 1956. He was taken in the eighth round of the NFL draft by the New York Giants in 1957 and played in eleven games as a defensive back and kick returner in his rookie year. He was an All-Pro defensive back in 1960 with the Dallas Texans, now the Kansas City Chiefs, of the American Football...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Brown, William Tennant    b. 1918  d. December 29, 2002
  Olympic Athlete. As a 17-year-old high school student, he represented the United States in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Germany. He was the youngest member of the track and field squad. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Davenport, Willie (William D.)    b. June 8, 1943  d. June 17, 2002
  A graduate of Southern University, he won two Olympic medals in the 110-meter hurdles: a gold in 1968 and a bronze in 1976. In all, he competed in five Olympics (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980 (as a member of the U.S. bobsled team). At the time of his death, he was a Colonel in the National Guard. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Evans, Bill (William John)    b. August 16, 1929  d. September 15, 1980
  Jazz Pianist. Bill Evans' mother, an amateur pianist, enrolled him in classical piano lessons starting at age six. He also learned to play the flute and the violin. He started learning to improvise at age 12 in Harry Valentino's band. In his teens, he started playing in New York clubs. Bill won a music scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana University and earned a degree in music performance and teaching in 1950. Thereafter, he toured with Billie Holiday's backing band, led by Herbie...[Read More] (Bio by: countedx58)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Favrot, George Kent    b. November 26, 1868  d. December 26, 1934
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1909 and 1921 to 1925. Also served as a Member of the Louisiana State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Plot: 85-E
   
• Fuqua, Henry Luse    b. November 8, 1865  d. October 11, 1926
  Governor of Lousiana from 1924 to 1926. His grave is in the Fuqua plot, about 30 yards southeast of T. Harry Williams. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Plot: Section I
   
• Herthum, Harold G.    b. April 11, 1929  d. July 4, 1998
  Actor. He played the doctor who gave young Forrest his "magic legs" in "Forrest Gump." (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Plot: Sec. F
   
• Long, Russell Billiu    b. November 3, 1918  d. May 9, 2003
  US Senator. Elected to represent Louisiana in the United States Senate, he served from 1948 to 1987. He was the son of Louisiana Governor Huey Long. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Neal, Jackie (Jacqueline)    b. July 7, 1967  d. March 10, 2005
  Blues Singer. She made her debut with her 1995 album, "The Blues Won't Let You Go." Her 2004 CD, "Down in Da Club," was a regional hit in the United States. She was the daughter of internationally known Baton Rouge blues man Raful Neal. Jackie was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend over a domestic dispute. (Bio by: D.K. Foreman)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Neal, Raful    b. 1936  d. September 1, 2004
  Jazz Musician. He began his musical career by playing the harmonica at 14 years old in West Baton Rouge Parish. He made his recording debut in 1958 with "Sunny Side of Love" released by the Peacock label. His 1987 recording for the Fantastic label, "Man, Watch Your Women" which received the W.C. Handy Blues Award. He and his wife, Shirley raised 10 children in Baton Rouge rather than migrate to Chicago. His children also had musical careers. His son, Kenny Neal has recorded albums for Alligator...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Sanders Jr., Jared Young    b. 1892  d. 1960
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1934 to 1937 and 1941 to 1943. Also served as a Member of the Louisiana State Legisilature. (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   
• Sonnier, Elmo Patrick    b. 1949  d. 1984
  Murderer. He and his brother, Eddie James Sonnier, were arrested on December 5, 1977, for the murder of teenagers David LeBlanc and Loretta Ann Bourque. Sonnier and his brother Eddie were later convicted and sentenced to death by the state of Louisiana at first, but after their first appeal, their death sentence was reversed due to mishaps. At their sentencing hearing, Eddie Sonnier recanted his testimony by saying that he himself did the crimes instead of his brother Elmo Patrick, but despite...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie Kearns)
  Cause of death: Executed by electrocution
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Plot: Sec. D, Sisters of St. Joseph
   
• Weiss, Carl Austin [original burial site]   b. December 18, 1905  d. September 8, 1935
  Assassin. He shot and wounded Louisiana Governor Huey Pierce Long at the Louisiana State Capital Building in Baton Rouge. After shooting and wounding Long in the abdomen he was killed in a hail of bullets by Long's bodyguards. The Governor underwent an operation but died on September 10, 1935. In 1991 Weiss's body was exumed from its grave to search for evidence that Weiss had not fired the fatal shot that killed the Governor but was never returned to Roselawn Cemetery. The current whereabouts...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
   

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