Vic Stelly
Vic Stelly | |
|---|---|
 Vic Stelly | |
| Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office 1988–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Welsh Lowenthal |
| Succeeded by | Brett Frank Geymann |
| Member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victor Theodore Stelly January 11, 1941 Carencro, Louisiana,U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2020(aged 79) Lake Charles, Louisiana,U.S. |
| Political party | RepublicanturnedIndependent |
| Occupation | Businessman; Politician |
Victor Theodore Stelly(January 11, 1941 – December 26, 2020) was an American politician who was a member of theLouisiana House of Representatives,best known for the since repealed Stelly Plan tax-shifting amendment. He was also a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 2007 through 2013, resigning before his term ended because he was dismayed at cuts to higher education.[1][2]
In 2006, Stelly was selected to theLouisiana Political Hall of Fame.[3]
Political career
[edit]Stelly authored an amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution which became known as theStelly Plan.[4]This amendment eliminated the state sales tax on food, drugs, and utilities and raised the state income tax.[4]Lost state revenue was replaced with a state income tax increase primarily paid by upper bracket taxpayers.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Stelly was born inCarencro, Louisiana,and moved to Zachary, Louisiana when he was four years old.[1]His father, Gordon Stelly, was a petro-chemical operator, and his mother Dorothea Olive Martin Stelly, was a stay-at-home mother.[6][1]He was an All-State football player atZachary High Schooland graduated from Northwestern inNatchitocheswhere he also played football.[1]He taught high school in Louisiana, getting his M.A. fromLouisiana State Universityin 1965.[1]He was an insurance agent for 25 years in Moss Bluff.[1][7]
Death
[edit]Stelly died from complications ofCOVID-19[8]on December 26, 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana,just 15 hours before his wife Terry died of the same illness and sixteen days short of his 80th birthday.[9][10]
His papers are held by the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Frazar Memorial Library atMcNeese State University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Vic Stelly".BestOfSwla.November 4, 2016.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^Schmidt, Theresa (June 13, 2012)."Vic Stelly resigns from Board of Regents".KPLC.Gray Media Group, Inc.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^"Louisiana Political Museum499 E".GOVERNMENT.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^abc"The Vic Stelly papers"(PDF).McNeese State University Library.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^"News Releases".Louisiana Department of Revenue.November 8, 2002.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^"Dorothea Stelly – Monday, September 10th, 2007".Charlet Funeral Home, Inc.September 10, 2007.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^"VIC STELLY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC".Open Corporates.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^"Victor & Terry Stelly".Johnson Funeral Home.December 26, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 16,2023.
- ^Cole, Davon (December 26, 2020)."Former Louisiana State Representative 'Vic' Stelly dies".KPLC TV.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^Schmidt, Theresa (December 27, 2020)."Lake Area loses two pillars of the community just hours apart".KPLC TV.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- Louisiana Republicans
- Louisiana Independents
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Educators from Louisiana
- High school football coaches in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University alumni
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana
- Northwestern State Demons football players