A Look at our Past

* = deceased

Past District Governors

1955-1956
1956-1957
1969-1970
1985-1986
1988-1989
1991-1992

Paul Hendershot*
E.E. Skillman*
Z.C. Dunaway
John Gray*
R.C. McCormick
William "Bill" Simon

Past Presidents

1946-1947
1947-1948
1948-1949
1949-1950
1950-1951
1951-1952
1952-1953
1953-1954
1954-1955
1955-1956
1956-1957
1957-1958
1958-1959
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979

Virgil Seale*
E.M. "Red" Davis*
H.C. McCall*
Charles C. Garvey
L.J. Voorhies
Malcolm Upton
Fred Heroman
Buford Fendiason
E.E. Skillman*
L.J. Champagn
Tom Terry*
Haywood Moore*
J.W. Goree*
P.V. Slocum*
Jasper Pirello*
John Burton
Allen Matheny*
Emery Fontenot*
Leonard Werner
Z.C. Dunaway
Sam F. Cangelosi*
Charles W. Haase
Tommy Roy*
Ed B. S. Jones
Harry B. Farrell
Dr. Ross DeNicola
M.A. Cangelosi, Jr.
Steve Ward
F.A. Collins
Anthony V. Noto
Dr. Frank DePaula
George Kostuch
Herbert Kimball*

1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2001
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011

Beverly Thomas*
Richard Brown
Douglas E. Beck*
C.J. Broussard
J.D. DeBlieux*
Dave Peek
Bob Ates
Bill Simon
Wayne Parish*
Tom Sova
Dr. Kevin Hester
John Berg*
Steve Gaffney
Carlo Coniglio*
Steve Newman
Chet Simpson
Keith Murray
Dave Kimball
Jim Bourgeois
Dr. Charles Nolan
Bob Daigrepont
Robert Daigrepont, Jr.
Bill Simon
Chet Simpson
Chad Reynolds
Steve Gaffney
Marion Cangelosi
Zeke Dunaway
Dave Peek
Ken Fontenot
Zeke Dunaway
Kevin Hester DDS

Past Recipients of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award

1991
1992
1993
1993
1994
1995
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996

Paul Hendershot
Zeke Dunaway
Sam Cangelosi
John Caldos
Joan Berg
Emile Jacquin
Jim Bourgeois
Richard Brown
Carlo Coniglio
J.D. DeBlieux
Emery Fontenot
Charles Haase

1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1998
1998
2001
2001

Gilbert Hutchinson
Edward B. S. Jones
Dave Kimball
George Kostuch
Dr. Charles Nolan
William T. Simon
Tom E. Sova
Leonard Werner
John H. Berg
Edward J. Falgoust
Francis R. Crifasi
Robert Daigrepont

Past Recipients of the Outstanding Lion of the Year Achievement Award

1948-1949
1949-1950
1950-1951
1951-1952
1952-1953
1953-1954
1954-1955
1955-1956
1956-1957
1957-1958
1958-1959
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979

Fred Heroman
F.S. Brown
Charles Garvey
William P. Adams*
George Lambert
Feltus L. "Phil" Rhodes
P.V. Slocum*
William G. Robinson
J.W. Goree*
E.E. Skillman*
Jasper Pirello*
Sam Cangelosi*
P.V. Slocum*
M.E. Nettles*
Z.C. Dunaway
Bob Carter*
Charles Haase
Edward Loggins
Harry Farrell
W.J. "Bill" Vollmer*
Willie Marchand
Marion Cangelosi
Al Collins, Steve Ward
Anthony Noto
Lee Bonacorso
Tom Riker
Dr. Frank DePaula
Jack W. Hargett
Elton M. Mathis
Jim Bourgeois

Richard E. Brown
C.J. Broussar
Bob Ates
Harry Farrell
Herbert Kimball*
Dave Kimball
Wayne Parish
Z.C. Dunaway
Bill Simon
Bill Simon
Samear Zaitoon
Gilbert Hutchinson*
Richard Brown
Chet Simpson
Dave Kimball
Keith Murray
John McGeoy
Luther Ward
Robert Daigrepont, Jr.
Marion Cangelosi
George Kostuch
Charles Haase
Francis Crifasi
Zeke Dunaway
Marion Cangelosi
Marion Cangelosi
Lloyd Hensley
Steve Gaffney
Lloyd Hensley
Dr. Charles Nolan

Contact Us

East Baton Rouge Lions Club
P.O. Box 2463
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821

Michael Choate, President
225-292-7434

Thomas Sova, Membership
225-928-7317

Steve Gaffney, Treasurer
225-927-7575

Charles Haase, Secretary
225-344-8607

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