2013-0010
Title
In Recognition: Honorable Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair, Assessor
Body
The Parish of St. Charles
January 22, 2013
IN RECOGNITION
WHEREAS, Mr. Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair, a lifelong resident of Luling, and his wife Sylvia Keller Gisclair are the parents of Tara Gisclair Dufrene, wife of Chad Dufrene, John Gisclair, husband of Jeanmarie, and Daniel Gisclair and the grandparents of Andrew, Eric and Danielle Dufrene and Jenna, Jace and Jacques Gisclair; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair graduated from Hahnville High School in 1953 and six days later signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, playing professionally for four years until he was drafted into the United States Army where he served for nineteen months with the DMZ Police in Korea; and,
WHEREAS, upon his return from the Korean Conflict, Mr. Gisclair became a barber and worked with his father Claudet R. Gisclair in his Barber Shop in Luling; and,
WHEREAS, in 1967 Mr. Gisclair received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Nicholls State University and in 1969 he received his Master's Degree in Education, also from Nicholls State University; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair taught English and History at Hahnville High School and became the Principal of Riverside Academy in 1970; and,
WHEREAS, in 1972 Mr. Gisclair decided to offer himself for public service and he was elected Assessor of St. Charles Parish, assuming the duties of office on July 2, 1972 and serving until his retirement on December 31, 2012; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair, a Certified Louisiana Assessor, managed the office in a proficient and efficient manner for over forty years, serving as a member of the Louisiana Assessor's Association, the International Association of Assessing Officers, the Association of Governmental Accountants, the National Association of Master Appraisers, the College of Real Estate Appraisers, the International Real Estate Institute and the Environmental Assessment Association; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. ...
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