Terry Wayne Gee, Sr. | |
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Louisiana State Representative from District 86 (Jefferson and Orleans parishes) | |
In office 1980–1992 |
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Preceded by | Sam A. LeBlanc, III |
Succeeded by | Stephen J. Windhorst |
Personal details | |
Born |
Natchez, Mississippi, USA |
September 21, 1940
Died | May 19, 2014 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
(aged 73)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Divorced from Wanda Webb Gee |
Children |
Terry "Buzz" Gee, Jr. GEE Construction LLC |
Alma mater |
Natchez High School |
Occupation |
Oil and natural gas executive |
Terry "Buzz" Gee, Jr. GEE Construction LLC
Natchez High School
Louisiana Tech University
Oil and natural gas executive
Terry Wayne Gee, Sr. (September 21, 1940 – May 19, 2014), was a businessman in the oil and natural gas industry who served three four-year terms as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He represented parts of Jefferson and Orleans parishes from 1980 until he was defeated for a fourth term, effective 1992. While a legislator known for his emphasis on fiscal and labor matters, Gee resided in the Algiers section of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gee was born in Natchez, Mississippi, one of three children of Garland and Cletus Grimes Gee. He graduated in 1958 from Natchez High School. As a young man, Gee worked for a time as a roughneck in the Mississippi oil fields. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in personnel management and public relations from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana. There he was a member of both the Bulldogs varsity baseball and tennis teams. He subsequently received a master's degree in business from Loyola University in New Orleans. He was a Loyola faculty member for seven years, having taught various classes in management and behavioral sciences.