Charles E. Roemer II, former Gov. Edwin Edwards' first top appointed official, is dead. He was 89.
Roemer's son, Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer III, was a Louisiana congressman and governor and ran for the Republican presidential nomination.
The elder Roemer, known as "Charlie" and "Budgie," managed former Gov. Edwin Edwards' first campaign. His family says he chose Edwards as a civil rights candidate.
The family's obituary says Roemer died in his sleep Saturday, after 10 years with Alzheimer's disease.
Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes says Roemer will be buried privately at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with an 11 a.m. memorial service at First United Methodist Church of Shreveport.