N.O. Lawyer, Civic Activist Ivor Trapolin Dies At 78
Times Picayune 12-8-1996

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Ivor A. Trapolin, a New Orleans lawyer and civic activist honored for his work
on several mayoral committees in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, died Saturday at
Memorial Medical Center. He was 78.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Mr. Trapolin also taught business at
Loyola University and the American Institute of Banking from 1946-1958, and,
while teaching, authored articles published in several national publications.

But Mr. Trapolin was perhaps better known for his activities in numerous civic
committees and organizations, including leadership of Citizens for Decent
Literature of Greater New Orleans Inc., president of Morality in Media of
Louisiana Inc., and the Young Man's Business Club of Greater New Orleans. Mr.
Trapolin served on city committees on public improvements and public buildings
in 1946 and 1947, and was chairman of the Board of City Trusts in 1970.

Under New Orleans Mayor Victor H. Schiro, Mr. Trapolin chaired the Mayor's
Advisory Committee on Crime and Delinquency from 1967-1970, as well as the
Special Committee to Study Organized Crime in New Orleans, which released a
report in 1970 suggesting approaches to combating organized crime.

Mr. Trapolin in 1950 received the Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding
Citizen award for his work against Communist influences in New Orleans and the
Citizen Award in 1973 by the Metropolitan Crime Commission. He kept extensive
files on Communist activities in New Orleans from 1946-1950, and appeared
before several congressional investigating committees.

He also received numerous other awards for his civic activities.

Following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision on desegregation of schools, he
served as vice chairman of Citizens for Public Schools Inc., working closely
with the Orleans Parish School Board.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Hutson Trapolin; five sons, Charles
Trapolin of San Francisco, and Peter, Miles, Edward and Neil Trapolin; four
daughters, Louise Kuzmich of Midland, Texas, Therese Prentice and Jeanne Kuehn
of Dallas and Kathleen Barbee; a brother, Frank Winter Trapolin; and 10
grandchildren. A Mass will be said Monday at 2 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie
Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will be at noon. Burial will
be in Metairie Cemetery.