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| name=Jesse Dale Thorn | | name=Jesse Dale Thorn | ||
| − | (Louisiana journalist and academic; | + | (Louisiana journalist and<br> |
| − | + | academic; press secretary<br> | |
| − | |birth_date=October 7, 1942 | + | to Governor Edwin Edwards) |
| − | | birth_place=Brandon, Rankin County,<br> [[Mississippi]], | + | | birth_date=October 7, 1942 |
| − | Reared in West Monroe, | + | | birth_place=Brandon, Rankin County,<br>[[Mississippi]], USA |
| + | Reared in West Monroe,<br> | ||
| + | Ouachita Parish, [[Louisiana]] | ||
| death_date=May 8, 2014 (aged 71) | | death_date=May 8, 2014 (aged 71) | ||
| death_place=Ridgeland, Madison County<br>Mississippi | | death_place=Ridgeland, Madison County<br>Mississippi | ||
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'''Resting place''':<br> | '''Resting place''':<br> | ||
Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary, Louisiana | Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary, Louisiana | ||
| − | | religion=Southern Baptist]] | + | | religion=[[Southern Baptist]] |
| − | | spouse=(1) Peggy A. Thorn (married 1971-1974, divorced) | + | | spouse=(1) Peggy A. Thorn (married 1971-1974, divorced) |
(2) Diane Taylor Thorn (divorced)<br>later Diane Caldarera (born April 1942) of [[Bossier City]], Louisiana<br> | (2) Diane Taylor Thorn (divorced)<br>later Diane Caldarera (born April 1942) of [[Bossier City]], Louisiana<br> | ||
'''No children'''<br> | '''No children'''<br> | ||
| − | '''Parents'':<br> | + | '''Parents''':<br> |
| − | Reverend James B. and Ola Reid Thorn | + | Reverend James B. and Ola Reid Thorn<br> |
'''Alma mater''':<br> | '''Alma mater''':<br> | ||
Ouachita Parish High School<br> | Ouachita Parish High School<br> | ||
[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]<br> | [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]<br> | ||
[[Louisiana State University]]<br> | [[Louisiana State University]]<br> | ||
| − | [[Florida State University]] | + | [[Florida State University]] |
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|allegiance=[[United States]] | |allegiance=[[United States]] | ||
|branch=[[United States Marine Corps]] | |branch=[[United States Marine Corps]] | ||
| − | |serviceyears=1960-1964}} | + | |serviceyears=1960-1964 |
| + | }} | ||
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| − | '''Jesse Dale Thorn''', usually known as '''Dale Thorn''' or as '''J. Dale Thorn''' (October 7, 1942 – May 8, 2014), was a [[journalist]] and [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the first press secretary to [[Edwin Edwards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/obituaries/article_b22754d4-db73-11e3-ac47-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Obituary of Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|accessdate= | + | '''Jesse Dale Thorn''', usually known as '''Dale Thorn''' or as '''J. Dale Thorn''' (October 7, 1942 – May 8, 2014), was a [[journalist]] and [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the first press secretary to [[Edwin Edwards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/obituaries/article_b22754d4-db73-11e3-ac47-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Obituary of Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> a [[U.S. Representative]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as [[governor]] for four nonconsecutive terms. |
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| − | + | ==Background== | |
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| − | + | A native of Brandon in [[suburb]]an Rankin County, [[Mississippi]], Thorn was the younger of two sons of the Reverend James B. Thorn (1909-1979) and the former Ola Reid (1914-2001), who are interred at Lynn Cemetery in Archibald in Richland Parish, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32299098/ola-r_-thorn|title=Ola R. Thorn|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> Thorn was reared in West Monroe, Louisiana, and graduated in 1960 from Ouachita Parish High School in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=findagrave/> | |
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| − | Thorn | + | ==Career== |
| − | + | Thorn enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]], with service from 1960 to 1964. Thereafter, he obtained his undergraduate degree in Journalism from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State College, and his master's in journalism from [[Louisiana State University]], where he was later a [[professor]]. He subsequently obtained a [[Ph.D.]] in higher education administration from [[Florida State University]] in [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]].<ref name=jdthorn>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-dale-thorn&pid=170968700#sthash.g1JbouVI.dpuf|title=Jesse Dale Thorn|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> | |
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| + | Thorn's [[newspaper]] career began at ''The Monroe News-Star,'' then known as ''The Monroe Morning World,'' at which he reported on [[government]], [[politics]], and the state capital. He subsequently was an editor of ''The Shreveport Times'' in [[Shreveport]]. Both publications were then owned by the family of John Dunbrack Ewing (1892-1952). He was named the press secretary to [[U.S. Representative]] and [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. He continued as the press spokesman well into Edwards' second term as governor and in that capacity became acquainted with many of the leading journalists in the state.<ref name=jdthorn/> | ||
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| + | Thorn once observed that the southern press in the 1960s rarely reported on crimes against [[African American]]s: "The metro press really didn't cover that type of thing." A case in point was the burning death of Frank Morris, who operated a shoe repair shop in Ferriday in Concordia Parish, an unsolved racially motivated killing.<ref>Matthew Barnidge, LSU student media, Small-town paper calls attention to unsolved civil-rights killings," ''Lafourche Parish Daily Comet,'' December 25, 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | Upon leaving the Edwards administration, Thorn joined the staff of the Louisiana Board of Regents and became associate commissioner for higher education. He worked to settle a dispute between the state and the [[United States Department of Justice]] over [[Segregation|desegregation]] of higher education in Louisiana. He then joined the administration of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] as vice president for academic affairs. He returned to LSU in Baton Rouge to teach journalism and public relations as professor in residence with an endowed scholarship at the Douglas Manship School of Mass Communication. He retired from LSU in 2000 and relocated to his native Brandon near [[Jackson]], the Mississippi state capital.<ref name=jdthorn/> | ||
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| + | Thorn died in 2014 of [[Parkinson's disease]] while in hospice care in Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi. He was a [[Southern Baptist]]. He is interred at Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130129714/jesse-dale-thorn|title=Jesse Dale Thorn|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> He was survived by his brother, Truett Noris Thorn (1935-2020), <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206804097/truett-noris-thorn|title=A1C Truett Noris Thorn|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> and Truett's second wife, the former Brenda Gremillion; the couple had retired to Denham Springs in Livingston Parish. Truett Thorn was a softball coach at West Monroe High School | ||
| + | who was elected in 1966 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the West Monroe City Council under then [[Mayor]] [[Bert Hatten]], also an alumnus of the Monroe newspapers.<ref>''The Lake Charles American Press,'' June 15, 1966, p. 10.</ref> Truett Thorn, a veteran of the [[United States Air Force]], is also interred at Port Hudson Natonal Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=195257571|title=Truett Thorn obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=February 4, 2020|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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Former state Senator [[Armand Brinkhaus]], a Democrat from Sunset in St. Landry Parish who served from 1968 to 1996, wrote that his own recollection of Thorn "goes back to his work with Edwin Edwards in Congress ... He was a remarkable man, inventive, a leader, and a survivor. May God bless him and his family."<ref name=jdthorn/> | Former state Senator [[Armand Brinkhaus]], a Democrat from Sunset in St. Landry Parish who served from 1968 to 1996, wrote that his own recollection of Thorn "goes back to his work with Edwin Edwards in Congress ... He was a remarkable man, inventive, a leader, and a survivor. May God bless him and his family."<ref name=jdthorn/> | ||
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| − | *Essay in ''Coming Home to Mississippi'' by Jo McDivitt, an anthology of prominent Mississippians who returned to their native state in their later years.<ref> | + | ==Publications== |
| + | * "When a Trial Threatens to Merge Small Universities: The Role of Litigation Public Relations in a Federal Desegregation Case" ''Innovative Higher Education'', Vol. 22, No. 2.<ref>"When a Trial Threatens to Merge Small Universities: The Role of Litigation Public Relations in a Federal Desegregation Case (1997), academic.research.microsoft.com, accessed May 17, 2014; no longer available on-line.</ref> | ||
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| + | *"Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management," ''Journal: Public Relations Review,'' Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 315–316, 1996.<ref>"Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management," academic.research.microsoft.com, accessed May 17, 2014. | ||
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| + | *Essay in ''Coming Home to Mississippi'' by Jo McDivitt, an anthology of prominent Mississippians who returned to their native state in their later years.<ref>Jo McDivitt, ''Coming Home to Mississippi,'' cited in ''The Magee News,'' April 18, 2014.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, December 24, 2020
| Jesse Dale Thorn
(Louisiana journalist and | |
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| Born | October 7, 1942 Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA Reared in West Monroe, |
| Died | May 8, 2014 (aged 71) Ridgeland, Madison County Mississippi |
| Spouse | (1) Peggy A. Thorn (married 1971-1974, divorced)
(2) Diane Taylor Thorn (divorced) |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1960-1964 |
Jesse Dale Thorn, usually known as Dale Thorn or as J. Dale Thorn (October 7, 1942 – May 8, 2014), was a journalist and professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was the first press secretary to Edwin Edwards,[1] a U.S. Representative and Democrat who served as governor for four nonconsecutive terms.
Background
A native of Brandon in suburban Rankin County, Mississippi, Thorn was the younger of two sons of the Reverend James B. Thorn (1909-1979) and the former Ola Reid (1914-2001), who are interred at Lynn Cemetery in Archibald in Richland Parish, Louisiana.[2] Thorn was reared in West Monroe, Louisiana, and graduated in 1960 from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe.[3]
Career
Thorn enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, with service from 1960 to 1964. Thereafter, he obtained his undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana State College, and his master's in journalism from Louisiana State University, where he was later a professor. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.[4]
Thorn's newspaper career began at The Monroe News-Star, then known as The Monroe Morning World, at which he reported on government, politics, and the state capital. He subsequently was an editor of The Shreveport Times in Shreveport. Both publications were then owned by the family of John Dunbrack Ewing (1892-1952). He was named the press secretary to U.S. Representative and Governor Edwin Edwards. He continued as the press spokesman well into Edwards' second term as governor and in that capacity became acquainted with many of the leading journalists in the state.[4]
Thorn once observed that the southern press in the 1960s rarely reported on crimes against African Americans: "The metro press really didn't cover that type of thing." A case in point was the burning death of Frank Morris, who operated a shoe repair shop in Ferriday in Concordia Parish, an unsolved racially motivated killing.[5] Upon leaving the Edwards administration, Thorn joined the staff of the Louisiana Board of Regents and became associate commissioner for higher education. He worked to settle a dispute between the state and the United States Department of Justice over desegregation of higher education in Louisiana. He then joined the administration of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches as vice president for academic affairs. He returned to LSU in Baton Rouge to teach journalism and public relations as professor in residence with an endowed scholarship at the Douglas Manship School of Mass Communication. He retired from LSU in 2000 and relocated to his native Brandon near Jackson, the Mississippi state capital.[4]
Death
Thorn died in 2014 of Parkinson's disease while in hospice care in Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi. He was a Southern Baptist. He is interred at Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish.[3] He was survived by his brother, Truett Noris Thorn (1935-2020), [6] and Truett's second wife, the former Brenda Gremillion; the couple had retired to Denham Springs in Livingston Parish. Truett Thorn was a softball coach at West Monroe High School who was elected in 1966 as a Democrat to the West Monroe City Council under then Mayor Bert Hatten, also an alumnus of the Monroe newspapers.[7] Truett Thorn, a veteran of the United States Air Force, is also interred at Port Hudson Natonal Cemetery.[8]
Former state Senator Armand Brinkhaus, a Democrat from Sunset in St. Landry Parish who served from 1968 to 1996, wrote that his own recollection of Thorn "goes back to his work with Edwin Edwards in Congress ... He was a remarkable man, inventive, a leader, and a survivor. May God bless him and his family."[4]
Publications
- "When a Trial Threatens to Merge Small Universities: The Role of Litigation Public Relations in a Federal Desegregation Case" Innovative Higher Education, Vol. 22, No. 2.[9]
- "Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management," Journal: Public Relations Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 315–316, 1996.[10]
- Essay in Coming Home to Mississippi by Jo McDivitt, an anthology of prominent Mississippians who returned to their native state in their later years.[11]
References
- ↑ Obituary of Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn. The Ouachita Citizen (May 14, 2014). Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Ola R. Thorn. findagrave.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jesse Dale Thorn. findagrave.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Jesse Dale Thorn. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Matthew Barnidge, LSU student media, Small-town paper calls attention to unsolved civil-rights killings," Lafourche Parish Daily Comet, December 25, 2009.
- ↑ A1C Truett Noris Thorn. findagrave.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ The Lake Charles American Press, June 15, 1966, p. 10.
- ↑ Truett Thorn obituary. The Baton Rouge Advocate (February 4, 2020). Retrieved on July 3, 2020.
- ↑ "When a Trial Threatens to Merge Small Universities: The Role of Litigation Public Relations in a Federal Desegregation Case (1997), academic.research.microsoft.com, accessed May 17, 2014; no longer available on-line.
- ↑ "Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management," academic.research.microsoft.com, accessed May 17, 2014.
- ↑ Jo McDivitt, Coming Home to Mississippi, cited in The Magee News, April 18, 2014.
