Victor Monroe

Notes:

Victor was appointed by Pres. James K. Polk. as the first Federal District Judge for the Washington Territory.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Chambers, John
- Conery, Marcia Monroe

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Died:
The State of Washington was founded in 1889.

Victor married Mary Townsend Polk on 16 Jun 1840 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of William Winder Polk, U. S. N. and Almy Townsend) was born on 8 Sep 1822 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA; died in in Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married on 10 Feb 1870 in , Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the winter of 1860, Frank was a Congressional page. He kept an autograph book in which appear the signatures of over 100 senators and members of the House of that time, never dreaming that he would one day serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

In the summer of 1861, Frank joined the Confederate Army before he was 18 years old. He was assigned to the 4th Kentucky Infantry, but his mother, knowing his preference for calvary service, applied for his discharge, then provided him with a horse, bridle, and saddle. As the 1st Louisiana Cavalry was passing through Decatur, Alabama, he joined Company C of that regiment. He soon proved to the Louisiana boys that Kentucky valor was fully equal to theirs. He was conspicuous for gallantry in every fight.

Frank was seriously wounded in a battle at Somerset, Kentucky and was left behind by the retreating Company C. He was taken prisoner and for three months remained in a log cabin on the battlefield. He was then removed to Lexington, Kentucky and later to Baltimore where he was exchanged.

Having fought with Louisiana, Frank concluded that he might be agreeable to living with them, and he moved to New Orleans where he prepared himself for admittance to the New Orleans Bar. He became a well-known lawyer, a member of the Pickwick Club, a Judge, and Associate Justice, and finally Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the state of Louisiana.

The following is from "Who's Who in America 1922":

Monroe, Frank Adair, judge; b. Annapolis, Md., Aug. 30, 1844; s. Victor and Mary Townsend (Polk) M.; educated private schools and, 1860-1 Kentucky Military Institute; left latter at beginning of sophomore yr.; and entered C. S. A.; served 4 yrs. in Co. E, 4th Ky. Inf., and Co. C, 1st La. Cav.; wounded and captured nr. Somerset, Ky., Mar., 1863; exchanged, Oct., 1863; paroled at Abbeville, S. C., 1865; m. Alice, d. Jules A. Blanc, of New Orleans, Jan. 3, 1878. Admitted to bar, 1867; practiced in New Orleans; elected judge 3d Dist. Ct. Parish of Orleans, Nov., 1872; dispossessed of office after a month's service; took part with White League in action of Sept. 14. 1874, which overturned "Packard" govt.; re-elected judge, Nov., 1876; apptd. judge Civil Dist. Ct., Parish of Orleans, 1880; reapptd. 1884 and 1892; took active part in anti-lottery campaign, 1892; mem. La. Constl. Conv., 1898; apptd. asso. Justice Supreme Ct. of La., Mar. 1899; elected without opposition, for terms 1908-20, 1920-32; became Chief Justice, Apr. 6, 1914; retired, October 1921, after 40 years service on the bench. Was member law faculty, Tulane U. of La., 20 yrs. Was pres. Assn. Army of Tenn. (Camp No. 2, U. C. V.); many yrs. mem. bd. of governors (Confed.) Memorial Hall at New Orleans. Democrat. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. (v-p for La.). Home: 1331 Philip St., New Orleans, La.

The following is from "Proceedings before the Supreme Court of Louisiana January 2, 1922, upon the Occasion of the Retirement of Chief Justice Frank A. Monroe."

There were present Their Honors Frank A. Monroe, Chief Justice, and Oliver O. Provosty, Chas. A. O'Niell, Ben D. Dawkins, Winston Overton, John R. Land and Joshua G. Baker, Associates Justices.

By Mr. William O. Hart, Chairman of the Committee of the Bar

May It Please Your Honors:

I have been delegated by members of the Bar of Louisiana to say a few words on the occasion of the retirement from the Bench of the Chief Justice, and I shall address my remarks as I proceed, particularly to him.

Though on January 9th, 1917, we celebrated the fortieth anniversary of your judicial career, we have since then granted a rehearing and now believe that you should be considered as a member of the Bench of Louisiana beginning November 22, 1872, when you ascended the Bench of the then Third District Court for the Parish of Orleans, to which you had been elected by a vote of the people on November 4th, 1872, and therefore, you are now in the fiftieth year of your judicial career, retiring from the Bench, so to speak, at the time of your "Golden Jubilee."

We believe that whether we take the dates '72 or '77, you have the longest record of judicial service in the United States, and it is with pain and sorrow that we see you leave the Bench.

Your judicial career is most interesting and I might recapitulate it as follows: Elected Judge of the Third District Court for the Parish of Orleans, November 4, 1872; ascended the Bench november 22, 1872; forcibly removed by order of P. B. S. Pinchback (who by the way died on December 21st, 1921), claiming to act as Governor, December 17, 1876; again ascended that Bench January 9, 1877, and served until the Court was abolished by the Constitution of 1879, July 31, 1880.

Appointed Judge of the Civil District Court by Governor Wiltz for four years and became a member of that Court on its organization, August 2, 1880, serving until March 23, 1899; re-appointed by Governor McErnery in 1884 for eight years; re-appointed by Governor Foster in 1892 for eight years; became Presiding Judge of the Civil District Court, August 2, 1888, serving until you became Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by Governor Foster and became a member of the Court March 23, 1899.

Elected Associate Justice in 1906 for the twelve-year term beginning April 5, 1908; became Chief Justice under the provisions of the Constitution of 1913, March 31, 1914.

Re-elected Chief Justice in 1918 for the twelve-year term beginning April 5, 1920.

You hold commissions from the first four Governors of Louisiana after Reconstruction times: Nicholls, Wiltz, McEnery and Foster. You were the first Justice of the Supreme Court elected for nearly fifty years, and you were the only Chief Justice ever re-elected.

That you have well and faithfully performed the duties encumbent upon you is known to all men and when we reflect that never, since 1876, have you had an opponent when you were appointed or elected, and that in your last two you had no opponent even in the primaries, it will be conceded that the people were satisfied with you.

Your judicial career by no means embraces all your life's activities. For four years you served in the tented fields as a private in the Confederate Army; you were an honored member of the Bar before you became Judge, and it is some satisfaction that though we lost you as a Judge, to welcome your return as a brother, or should I not say as to some of us, a father, in the law.

The people of this State can never forget your work in the Anti-Lottery Campaign and the number of lawyers who were taught by you in Tulane University Law School is almost legion.

Therefore, I may say, as soldier, lawyer, citizen, teacher and Judge, you have left your mark on the history of this State, and when all of us who are here today are gone and forgotten, your record will be a beacon light to those who may come after.

Words ar best are trite! Actions speak louder that words! What we do, rather than what we say, shows the measure of our responsibility and how we have met it. Your words, in the reports of the State covering a period of nearly twenty-three years, represent in permanent form your actions in passing upon the lives, liberty and property of the people in this State.

Excluding your first election, your term of office as District Judge and your term of office as Supreme Court Justice are almost of the same length, a little over twenty-two years to each. Of the twenty-two years, you have spent on the Supreme Court, half was spent in the Old court room in the Cabildo and half in this new and imposing court room (Chartres and Conti Streets).

You leave the Court full of years and full of honors, voluntarily, because the seventy-five year provision in the constitution could not apply to you before 1932, and when you leave the Court, I am sure that every member of the Court feels that he has lost a guide, philosopher and friend.

Your memory will ever be enshrined in our hearts, and I wish every one here could express his feelings on this occasiion, but we have all joined together in asking you to accept from us this golden loving cup, and I will ask Mr. J. Z. Spearing, the President of the Louisiana Bar Association, to read the inscriptions thereon, when I will then give the Loving Cup to Mrs. Monroe, your helpmate throughout your judicial career, so that for us, she may hand it to you, and retain the flowers therein for herself.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Chambers, John
Connery, Marcia Monroe
Kendall, Moyna Monroe
Marsh, Kate Adair

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Francis married Alice Blanc on 3 Jan 1878 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. Alice (daughter of Jules Arnaud Blanc and Maria Inskeep Palfrey) was born on 24 Aug 1857 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA; died on 28 Jun 1935 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: George A. Vincent. George was born about 1847; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joshua G. Baker. Joshua was born about 1847; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Died:
Thomas died in infancy.

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Family/Spouse: Lyons. was born est 1871; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frank was an engineer specializing in the design of sugar production facilities. In about 1939, He was President and Director of the Cuba Company. At the same time, he was President and Director of Compania Cubana, Cuba.

References:

(1) "Munro Eagle" - #26 - 1996 - p. 19

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Francis married Elizabeth McNairy on 12 Jun 1912. Elizabeth was born on 8 Sep 1888; died in 1974 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Conery, Marcia Monroe
- Williams, Herbert

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Jules married Mabel Overton Logan on 27 Feb 1908. Mabel was born on 7 Feb 1881; died in 1956 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Alice married Samuel Stanhope Labouisse on 2 Jun 1908. Samuel was born on 21 Feb 1880; died in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Kate married Gustaf Reinhold Westfeldt on 1 Jun 1909. Gustaf was born on 31 Jan 1884; died in 1946 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Marsh, Kate Adair
- Williams, Herbert

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Gertrude married Thomas Muldrup Logan on 15 Jan 1908. Thomas was born on 2 Nov 1879; died in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, John Herbert

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Adele married George Elliot Williams on 7 Jun 1911. George was born on 17 Sep 1885 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; died in 1947 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Chambers, John
- Kendall, Moyna Monroe
- Williams, Herbert

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Marion married John Taylor Chambers on 12 Oct 1921. John was born on 10 Mar 1884; died in 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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William married Arthe Vairin on 2 Apr 1918. Arthe was born on 13 May 1897 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA; died in 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Winder married on 14 Oct 1944 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth was born 5 Apr 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was an engineer and her mother was from a well-to-do Cleveland family. Early in life, Elizabeth displayed intellectual gifts, but she was not particularly interested in the social graces of high society.

She graduated summa cum laude from Bryn Mawr in 1935 and then became the only woman studying theoretical chemistry at Cambridge University. She received her Ph.D. there in 1939 just as war was breaking out in Europe. She agreed to delay her return to the United States after being asked to do secret work involving explosives.

Elizabeth accepted a position at Cornell University and went back to the United States. She shared an office with Fitzhugh Boggs, a graduate student at Cornell. Their sharing of space became a sharing of lives. They were married in Sep 1941.

During the war, both of them worked on secret projects which neither could discuss with the other. Fitzhugh worked on devices being developed to jam German radar. Elizabeth was involved in the Manhattan Project, America's successful effort to build an atomic bomb.

Their son, David, was born in 1945. An early illness is believed to have caused his mental retardation, which led to a major fork in Elizabeth's career road. Reluctantly turning from science, she applied her brilliant mind to research into special education, residential services and other aspects of treatment of people with disabilities. They kept David at home as long as they could, but finally made the difficult decision to place him in a private residential home on the Jersey shore. Although Elizabeth didn't cry easily, she broke down in tears after returning home from leaving her son.

Elizabeth dedicated her life to public policy and founded The Arc of Hunterdon County, New Jersey; The Arc of New Jersey; and in 1950, The Arc of the United States. She served as chairman of The Arc's Governmental Affairs Committee from 1965-1971 and continued as a member or advisor for the rest of her life. In 1995, she served on the Year 2000 Strategic Plan committee and attended all 46 of The Arc's national conventions.

Elizabeth commanded the attention of presidents, congressmen and heads of state. She served on The President's Panel on Mental Retardation during the Kennedy administration, and she worked with members of Congress to craft the Supplemental Security Income program for people with developmental disabilities. During the Nixon administration, Dr. Boggs helped write the Developmental Disabilities Act, another key piece of legislation. With disabilities activist Justin Dart, she worked on the Americans with Disabilities Act. She also wrote the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons.

At the last national convention of The Arc that she attended in Oct 1996, she asked to address the audience at the annual meeting. She presented some wide ranging observations about The Arc that were a mix of praise, criticism, great pride and gentle rebuke. She also spoke of slowing down and said she may not be back for the next convention. Many in the audience feard she was saying good bye. At about 1:30 p.m. on Jan 21 1996, her car skidded and crashed into a telephone pole on an icy street in Union Township, New Jersey, near her home. She was airlifted to Cooper Medical Center in Camden, where she died of her injuries on 27 Jan.

Upon her death, President Bill Clinton said, "Elizabeth has left to the world a priceless legacy of hope and opportunity. But I know that if she could speak to us today, she would challenge us to remember that our words of support for empowerment and equality must be reflected in our policies."

Beyond her legendary, steel-trap mind, it was Elizabeth's energy and wide-ranging interests that amazed others. Well into her final decade, she was a world traveler, gourmet cook, gardener, photographer, and she regularly went ballooning. There is a wonderful photo of her snorkeling, gliding through tropical waters in her bathing suit, gear, and T-shirt with The Arc's logo.

Elizabeth lived in Hampton, New Jersey, and at 75 Edgemont Road in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Kendall, Moyna Monroe
- Williams, John Herbert - letter 29 Jan 1996

References:

(1) "Munro Eagle" - #26 - 1996 - p. 19-21

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Elizabeth married Fitzhugh Willets Boggs on 20 Sep 1941. Fitzhugh was born on 23 Dec 1911; died in 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Johnson reference says Allyn died in 1993.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe - letter - 11 Nov 1995

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Allyn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allyn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Conery, Marcia Monroe
Williams, Herbert

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Jules married Rose Routh Milling on 24 Apr 1935. Rose was born on 15 Aug 1914 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Malcolm married Mary Tibbits on 1 Jan 1935. Mary was born on 23 Jun 1912 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Mildred Cole on 10 Aug 1938. Mildred was born on 8 May 1910; died in 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Nell Cole on 26 Nov 1958. Nell was born on 15 Nov 1914; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Labouisse, F. Monroe - membership application dated 10
Nov 1996

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F. married Carolyn Gay on 19 Mar 1938. Carolyn was born on 15 Nov 1914; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Alice married Harley Butler Howcott on 10 Nov 1936. Harley was born on 14 Nov 1909; died in 1992 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Marsh, Kate Adair
Williams, Herbert

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Virginia married Donald H. Halsey on 2 Nov 1935. Donald was born on 16 Sep 1910 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A letter from Ron & Avis Munro to Mrs. Joseph D. Elder dated 1 May 1984 says that Gertrude was married to Harley Howcott and that Harley Jr., was their child. This is in conflict with other references.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, Herbert

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Gertrude married Walter S. Simpson on 2 Jan 1937. Walter was born on 28 Aug 1907; died in 1975 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, John Herbert

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, John Herbert

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George married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Williams, John Herbert

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«i»J. Herbert Williams, retired stockbroker
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
From staff reports

J. Herbert Williams, a retired New Orleans stockbroker and civic leader, died Tuesday at his home in Pass Christian, Miss. He was 79.

Mr. Williams was born in New Orleans and lived there until moving to Pass Christian in 1991.

He graduated from New Orleans Academy and Tulane University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

He was in the Navy ROTC from 1943 to 1945 and served in the Pacific aboard a destroyer escort from 1945 to 1947. After earning an engineering degree in 1948 and beginning his career as a stockbroker, he returned to the Navy during the Korean War, servind off the coast of Korea in 1951-52.

Returning to New Orleans and the investment business for the next 43 years, Mr. Williams became a vice president of E.F. Hutton and promoted ethical practices among stockbrokers as a member of the Business Conduct committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers.

He was a former member of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, vice president of the United Way, president of the Orleans Neighborhood Centers, board member of the Louise S. McGehee School and chairman of the YWCA's captial campaign.

Mr. Williams was a director of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys, which operates the Waldo Burton Home, for 27 years.

He was a vestry member and senior warden of Trinity Eposcopal Church in New Orleans and served on the board of trustees of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana for 20 years. In Pass Christian, he served on the vestry of Trinity Church and the endowment committee for Live Oak Cemetery.

His interest in genealogy often took him to Great Britain to do research in cemeteries and churches. He was president of the Caledonian Society of New Orleans and a board member of the Clan Munro Association of the USA. He also was a prolific amateur poet.

Mr. Williams was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in New Jersey and president of the society's Louisiana chapter from 2002 to 2004. He was a member of the Boston Club, Recess Club, Southern Yacht Club, Pass Christian Yacht Club and several Carnival organizations.

Survivors include his wife, Noel Barnes Williams; two sons, J. Herbert Williams II of Ocala, Fla., and Eric Halsey Williams of New Orleans; a daughter, Catherine Packard Williams of Oakland, Calif.; a brother, Frank Adair Monroe Williams; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Church in Pass Christian. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial in Metairie Cemetery will be private. Riemann Funeral Home in Pass Christian is in charge of arrangements.«/i»

(Obituary for J. Herbert Williams - Nola.com - 2 Jul 2005)
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«i»J. Herbert Williams, a stockbroker, civic leader, long time resident of New Orleans, LA, and a man with a poem for every occasion, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 after a long illness at his home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, at the age of 79. Mr. Williams was a graduate of New Orleans Academy and Tulane University, where he became a lifelong Sigma Chi. He was in the Navy R.O.T.C. from 1943 to 1945 and served in the Pacific aboard the destroyer escort USS Paul G. Baker from 1945 to 1947. He earned an engineering degree in 1948 and began his long career as a stockbroker in New Orleans. The Korean War saw him serving as an officer in the US Navy in 1951-52 on the destroyer escort USS Marsh off the coast of Korea.

Returning to New Orleans and the investment business for the next forty-three years, he was a vice president of E. F. Hutton and promoted ethical practices among stockbrokers as a member of the Business Conduct Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers. He served on the Metropolitan Crime Commission, the United Was as a vice president, as president of the Orleans Neighborhood Centers, on the board of the Louise S. McGehee School, and as chairman of the YWCA capital campaign. For twenty-seven years he was a director of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys (Waldo Burton Home), serving as vice president before retiring emeritus in 2001. He was a member of the vestry and senior warden of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans and served on the Board of Trustees of the Diocese of Louisiana for twenty years. In Pass Christian he served on the vestry of Trinity Church and devoted much of his time to the endowment committee for Live Oak Cemetery.

His interest in genealogy led him to keep extensive records of family history, traveling often to Great Britain to search cemeteries and churches and reunite long lost relatives with one another. He was president of the Caledonian Society of New Orleans and a board member of the Clan Munro Association of the USA. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey and president of the Louisiana chapter of the Society from 2002 to 2004. He was a member of the Boston Club, the Recess Club, the Southern yacht Club, Pass Christian Yacht Club and several carnival organizations.

Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Noel Barnes Williams; his daughter, Catherine packard Williams of Oakland, California, his sons, J. Herbert Williams II of Ocala, Florida and wife Jennifer Salpeter Williams and Eric halsey Williams and wife Aline Whittake Williams of New Orleans; six grandchildren; and a brother, Frank Adair Monroe Wiliams.

A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Church, Pass Christian, MS on Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. with visitation in the parish hall beginning at 10:a.m. Interment in Metairie Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions preferred to Trinity Church, corner Church and St. Louise Streets, Pass Christian, MS 39571 or the charity of your choice. Riemann Funeral Home, Pass Christian, MS is in charge of arrangements, and an online guest book may be signed and viewed via riemannfuneralhomes.com.«/i»

(Obituary of J. Herbert Williams - "The Times-Picayune" - 29 Jun 2005 - 30 June 2005)
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«i»As some of you may know, Dad loved a celebration. In fact, he had a real talent for celebrating - a joie de vive. He celebrated life, and he celebrated the people around him. Which is why he hoped that today we would not be sad or mourn his death but rather would celebrate his living. And we certainly have a lot to celebrate.

About 30 years ago, a friend came up to me and told me how lucky I was to have my dad as a father. He told me that dad was the first adult who ever talked to him like he too was an adult. I came to realize that dad made a lot of people feel that way. He knew how to make those around him feel special. He always had that big hello when you came in the door ... as only dad could do it. I was no longer just Herb - I became Herbert's elixer, or Catherine was Katrinka or Kutchinata, Eric was Eric the Red and mom was Noorah - and then there was alway maroo. God knows how many of us have been called maroo by dad at one time or another. But in this way, we all became larger by him. He made us all feel special.

After that big hello dad would want to know how my corprosities were sagaciating ... if everything was soignee sauce picante mayonnaise bo bo wain (dad's way of speaking French); Then you had to wait for the sun to cross the yard arm, for the officer of the deck to strike eight bells and have a cold beer ... or a wee dram. Of course, behind all the kidding was a father who cared deeply and who always let us know he was there for us and that he loved us.

My dad loved the characters of Damon Runyon because they were larger than life - guys like Harry the Horse, Spanish John and Little Isidore - sitting at Mindy's minding their own business. I'm sure that had Damon Runyon lived long enough he would have come up with a character like dad - Herbie the Hoss, wearing his straw caty, spoutin poetry and hanging out with characters like Harcourt the ape, Nigel the duck, Jim macaroni McMahon, Sweet Sidney Pugh and Billy the kid Scoggin.

Dad believed you had to approach everything in life with passioin. I think he got some of that from his mother. At Mardi Gras you got in constume. At dances, you danced and made sure everyone else got to dance. He was passionate in his opinions of right and wrong and in his politics. We didn't have political discussions at the family dinner table (arguments, yes) but none of us were lacking for strong opinions.

Dad loved every kind of celebration. One of his fondest memories was leading songs at the Sigma Chi house, balanced precariously on the newel post - kept aloft by the singing of his fraternity brothers and by way too many beers. He loved Mardi Gras, he loved birthdays and anniversaries - because celebrations usually meant poetry. Poetry is a thread running through our lives with dad. As children we learned life's lessons by hearing poems like the one by Edwin Markham which dad knew by rote and repeated time and time and time again. That one went:

He drew a circle that shut me out,
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout,
But love and I had wit to win;
We drew a circle that took him in.

Poetry found its way into every nook and cranny of life with dad. You couldn't ask for a knife in our house without him launching into:

Please mother, don't stab father with the bread knife.
Remember, 'twas a gift when you were wed.
But if you must stab father with the bread knife,
Please mother, use another for the bread.

Dad was fortunate that he married a tolerant woman. But he knew that. Even smiling in our house was not without risk, because when - you wore a smile you could see a mile, you risked hearing all of the Cremation of Sam McGee. Where he said "Please close that door" but I'm told this is not the time or place for Sam McGee. Again, dad quoted all these poems from memory. Poetry gave my Dad a voice - a voice for celebrating family milestones; a voice for celebrating his devotion to friends; a voice to express the love he felt for his children and his grandchildren and his love for my mother. His poetry may not be Pulitzer prize material, but it was such a gift from him to all of us.

In keeping with his love of poetry, Dad left me with one final request - to finish this with a poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson wrote this poem in 1889 several years before he died, but he insisted that it be the final poem in any published collection of his works. Because like dad, he did not want his death to be mourned, he wanted his living to be celebrated.

Crossing the Bar
By Alfred Lord Tennyson

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.

but such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew out from the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may take me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crosst the bar.«/i»

(Eulogy of John Herbert Williams - by Herb Williams II - 30 Jun 2005)
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«i»Isn't it amazing how much of Dad you see in Herb. That's a wonderful thing - very comforting to me

In the last ten days I've had two speeding tickets, I've run out of gas, and I've run my new car into a steel beam. Aside from that, I've got everything under control.

This last week - with the whole family of five together - it was precious for all of us. Dad was lucid most of the time, if a little subdued, and Catherine commented, "It was like he was boiled down to his essence - the things about him we loved the most."

On Saturday night, he shared a dream with us, which was something he'd never done before, about his father George driving around in a sports car with a big shock of red hair flying in the breeze, looking to have some fun and maybe get into a little mischief with his friend Willie Henderson. It was a dream inspired by a conversation he had with Sam Labouisse a couple of days before. Sam remembered that George had one of the area's first "air cooled" automobiles and he loved putting the "pedal to the metal". Dad smiled broadly as he related his dream, and it seemed somehow to have reunited him with his father whom he respected so deeply.

Later that same night we read dad a poem by Eugene Field that was one of his favoriees. It's a poem his mother used to read to him. When dad was five years old, he had his tonsils taken out, and he vividly recalled his stay in the hospital. his mother would visit him, and he would eat ice cream while she recited poetry. He had her full attention and she had his. It was a joyful memory. This little poem helps me remember both of them - and their rare dedication to the spirit of youth:

In an ocean way out yonder (As all sapient people know),
Is the land of Wonder-Wander, where the children love to go;
It's their playing, romping, swinging, that give great joy to me
While the Dinkey-Bird goes singing in the amfalula tree!

For the Dinkey-Bird's bravuras and staccato's are so sweet --
His roulades, appoggiaturas, and robustos so complete,
That the youth of every nation -- be they near or far away --
Have especial delectation in that gladsome roundelay.

Their eyes grow bright and brighter, their lungs begin to crow,
Their hearts get light and lighter, and their cheeks are all aglow;
For an echo cometh bringing the news to all and me,
That the Dinkey Bird is singing in the amfalula tree.

I'm sure you'd like to go there to see your feathered friend --
And so many goodies grow there you would like to comprehend!
Speed, little dreams, your winging to that land across the sea
Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing in the amfalula tree!«/i»

(Eulogy of John Herbert Williams - by Eric Williams - 30 Jun 2005)
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Ref: Clan Munro files - Kendall, Moyna Monroe
Williams, John Herbert

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Died:
Obituary:

"J. Herbert Williams, a stockbroker, civic leader, long time resident of New Orleans and a man with a poem for every occasion, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 after a long illness at his home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, at the age of 79.

"Mr. Williams was graduate of New Orleans Academy and Tulane University, where he became a lifelong Sigma Chi. He was in the Navy R.O.T.C. from 1943 to 1945 and served in the Pacific aboard the destroyer escort USS Paul G. Baker from 1945 to 1947. He earned an engineering degree in 1948 and began his long career as a stockbroker in New Orleans. The Korean War saw him serving as an officer in the US Navy in 1951-52 on the destroyer escort USS Marsh off the coast of Korea.

"Returning to New Orleans and the investment business for the next forty-three years, he was a vice president of E.F. Hutton and promoted ethical practices among stockbrokers as a member of the Business Conduct Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers.

"He served on the Metropolitan Crime commission, the United Way as a vice president, as president of the Orleans Neighborhood Centers, on the board of the Louise S. McGehee School, and as chairman of the YWCA capital campaign. For twenty-seven years he was a director of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys (Waldo Burton Home), serving as vice president before retiring emeritus in 2001. He was a member of the vestry and senior warden of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans and served on the Board of Trustees of the Diocese of Louisiana for twenty years. In Pass Christian he served on the vestry of Trinity Church and devoted much of his time to the endowment committee for Live Oak Cemetery.

"His interest in genealogy led him to keep extensive records of family history, traveling often to Great Britain to search cemeteries and churches and reunite long lost relatives with one another. He was president of the Caledonian Society of New Orleans and a board member of the Clan Munro Association of the USA.

"He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey and president of the Louisiana chapter of the Society from 2002 to 2004. He was a member of the Boston Club, the Recess Club, and Southern Yacht Club, Pass Christian Yacht Club and several carnival organizations.

"Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Noel Barnes Williams, his daughter, Catherine Packard Williams of Oakland, California, his sons, J. Herbert Williams, II of Ocala, Florida and wife Jennifer Salpeter Williams, and Eric Halsey Williams and wife Aline Whittaker Williams of New Orleans, six grandchildren, and a brother Frank Adair Monroe Williams.

"A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Church in Pass Christian on Thursday, Jun 30, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. Interment in Metairie Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions preferred to Trinity Church, Corner Church and St. Louis Streets, Pass Christian, MS 39571 or the Live Oak Cemetery, Pass Christian, MS 39571 or the charity of your choice.

"Riemann Funeral Home, Pass Christian, is in charge of arrangements, and an online guest book may be signed and viewed vie riemannfuneralhomes.com."

Buried:
Metairie Cemetery

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