Ralph Perlman
Ralph R. Perlman | |
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Born | New York City, US | May 16, 1917
Died | May 24, 2013 | (aged 96)
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Businessman; Government official |
Ralph R. Perlman (May 16, 1917 – May 24, 2013) was the state budget director in his adopted U.S. state of Louisiana, having served under four governors of both parties from 1967 until 1988. Thereafter, Perlman continued to hold other public service positions.
Perlman was born in New York City, the only son of a Jewish couple of European descent, Harry and Bessie Perlman. He received his undergraduate degree from
In 1964,
In 1988, Perlman became the special assistant for finance under Governors
In 2002, then University of Louisiana System President Sally Clausen hired him as a special assistant.[2] According to Clausen, whom Perlman considered his "goddaughter", Perlman "treated every budget as though it was coming out of his own pocket. ... If I was running the state, I'd want Ralph Perlman watching my dollars. ... In the first year [as executive assistant], he saved me a million dollars from minor stuff. He was a magician in common sense."[3] Son Gerald Lee "Jerry" Perlman (born c. 1947) of Shreveport, Louisiana, described his father as "very detail-oriented, and he always had all the facts at his fingertips. He had a very retentive memory."[3]
Perlman died in a Baton Rouge hospice at the age of ninety-six after a brief illness.[1]
In 2011, Perlman was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.[2]
References
- ^ Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Ralph Perlman". lapoliticalmuseum.com. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "Rebekah Allen, "Ex-budget director dies at 96"". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2013.