Bob Augustin

Passed away 6 Jun 1989, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA (aged 60). Mr. Augustin was a native of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Jesuit High School and Tulane University. He was a member of Delta Tau Fraternity, the New Orleans Country Club, and a former board member of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni. He was affiliated with Leftwich & Robinett Inc. insurance agency and was manager of the Lake Vista Community Center for the Orleans Levee Board for 28 years. For eight years, he played "Wild Bill" in Bill Watson Ford commercials. He was known nationally and internationally for his expertise in calling square dances. As a musician, he recorded "Way Down On Bourbon Street," "Arise" and the "Bobcat Ramble" on the Bob Cat Records record label. In 1959 he ran for the House from the 4th Ward and for the state Senate in 1960 from the 4th and 5th wards on the Jimmie Davis ticket.