Melvin Rambin
Melvin Leo Rambin | |
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Abe E. Pierce, III | |
Succeeded by | Jamie Mayo |
Personal details | |
Born | October 7, 1941 |
Died | June 19, 2001 Monroe, Louisiana | (aged 59)
Cause of death | Liver cancer |
Resting place | Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Julia Ann Wilkinson Rambin |
Children | Ashley A. Rambin Gordon Ryan C. Rambin Sharon L. Rambin Beary |
Alma mater | Neville High School University of Louisiana at Monroe Louisiana State University |
Occupation | Banker |
Melvin Leo Rambin (October 7, 1941 – June 19, 2001) was an American banker in
Background
Rambin was the son of the former Marjorie Pennington (1914-2001), a
It is unclear when the Rambins moved from Natchitoches Parish to Monroe, but Rambin graduated in 1959 from Neville High School in Monroe.[4] In 1963, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, when the institution was known as Northeast Louisiana State College.[5] In 1965, he obtained his Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[6] Over the course of his career, Rambin was an officer of several financial institutions, including the Louisiana National Bank in Baton Rouge,[7] Premier Bank, and Bank One in Northeast Louisiana.[6]
Brief political career
In 1999, Rambin was appointed by Republican
Rambin in 2000 unseated
Mayoral election day coincided with the presidential primaries in which Al Gore and George W. Bush won large majorities in Ouachita Parish on the path toward their party nominations. The final tabulation was 9,042 (53.8 percent) to Pierce's 7,219 (43 percent). The remaining 3.2 percent of the vote was divided among three other candidates.[11] Rambin garnered 90 percent of the white vote, more than enough to win because the black turnout was just 45 percent.[1]
After Rambin's death, the city council chose District 5 member Jamie Mayo, an African American businessman, to serve as interim mayor. In October 2001, Mayo was elected to fill the remainder of Rambin's term.[12] He has continued to serve in the position, having won full terms in 2004,[13] 2008, 2012, and 2016.
Family and death
Rambin was a lifetime member of the Men's Club of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge.
Rambin died in office as mayor of Monroe at the age of fifty-nine. He is interred not in Monroe but at Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.[16]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781893619708. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, January 17, 1986
- ^ Marjorie P. Rambin obituary, Winn Parish Enterprise, Winnfield, Louisiana, November 21, 2001, p. 7B
- ^ "Neville High School Class of '59: 45th Reunion Homepage". royalcs.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Chacahoula yearbook, 1963
- ^ a b "Alumni News, p. 28" (PDF). bus.lsu.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Melvin L. Rambin". newspaperarchive. Retrieved July 9, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minutes: Board of Regents, January 28, 1999". laregentsarchive.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-4535-8859-8. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Matt Segura, Sheriff Hires Glen Robinson as New Information Officer, March 16, 2011". myarklamiss.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Election returns for Ouachita Parish, March 14, 2000". staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Election returns, Ouachita Parish, October 2, 2001". staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Louisiana election returns, April 17, 2004". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Catholic High School Men's Club: Lifetime Membership Roster, 2013" (PDF). catholichigh.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Melvin L. Rambin". intelius.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Melvin Leo Rambin". findagrave.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.