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"In a bourbon street bar, I received my birth scar" Jimmy Buffett from "The Wino and I Know".
Born September 30, 1946 New Orleans, Louisiana
Ethnic heritage - Paternal: all Sicilian; Maternal: German, Florentine, Irish.
Religion - Roman Catholic
Married to Katherine LeBlanc Hammack Wool - January 20, 1984 (third time's a charm!)
Three stepchildren: Bryant Hammack - deceased 1991. Laura Hammack Gautreaux - born 1971, married July 19, 1997. Lives in Baton Rouge with her husband, Chris. Jason Hammack - born 1974, married July 4, 2007. Lives in Port Allen with his wife, Kristy.
Grandsons: "Tiger Jack" Gautreaux (May 14, 1999) "Will the Thrill" Gautreaux (March 7, 2002) Grayson Alanson Hammack (September 10, 2011)
Granddaughters: Katherine "Claire Bear" Gautreaux (August 12, 2004) Isabella Jewell Hammack (February 16, 2009)
Raised in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Attended Catholic elementary
school.
High
School - Jesuit High School of New Orleans. College Prep classical education. Five years
of Latin, two years of Greek, Public Speaking, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics. The Jesuits
ran the asylum, with the help of the US Marine JROTC. Was two years behind Rusty Staub and
several years ahead of Will Clark. Jesuit
New Orleans
College - LSU Baton Rouge. Graduated with B.S. in Accounting, minor in Mechanical
Engineering. January 1969. Louisiana State University
Member
Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.
Alpha Gamma Chapter (LSU).
Military
Service. US Army 22 August 1969 - 21 August 1972. Attained rank of SSG (E-6). Held SGM
(E-9) Personnel Staff NCO/Foreign Liaison NCO/Protocol NCO position from February 1970
through REFRAD in 1972 at the Defense Information School (DINFOS), Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana. Awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal by Secretary of
Defense. DINFOS is now located at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
The Defense Information School Homepage
email (home and office): wool66@att.net