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Title: I知 pleased to appoint Young Boozer as Alabama State Treasurer
Post by: rcjordan on September 18, 2021, 04:14:03 PM
State Treasurer John McMillan resigns; Ivey appoints Young Boozer
https://www.wsfa.com/2021/09/17/state-treasurer-john-mcmillan-resigns-ivey-appoints-young-boozer/
Title: Re: I知 pleased to appoint Young Boozer as Alabama State Treasurer
Post by: buckworks on September 18, 2021, 08:35:41 PM
What kind of parent would name their child Young Boozer ?
Title: Re: I知 pleased to appoint Young Boozer as Alabama State Treasurer
Post by: littleman on September 18, 2021, 09:13:28 PM
I'm not sure what first name would make that last name sound respectable.

John Boozer
Steve Boozer
Bob Boozer

Nothing really works.
Title: Re: I知 pleased to appoint Young Boozer as Alabama State Treasurer
Post by: Adam C on September 20, 2021, 10:50:53 AM
Quote from: buckworks on September 18, 2021, 08:35:41 PM
What kind of parent would name their child Young Boozer ?

The kind who has worn the name themselves.  Must have liked it.  Maybe its a "Boy named Sue" thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Boozer#cite_note-1
https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035710/http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20030205/tuscaloosa-graduate-named-to-stanford-board

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TUSCALOOSA | A Tuscaloosa High School graduate has been named a Stanford University trustee.

Young Boozer III, a 1967 Tuscaloosa High School graduate, will serve as a Stanford trustee for five years.</p><p>He graduated from Stanford with an economics degree in 1971.

Boozer, 54, is executive vice president of Colonial BancGroup in Montgomery.

His father, Young Jacob Boozer, was a long-time Tuscaloosa businessman and community leader before his death in June 2000.