Retired 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Oscar Ewing (O.E.) Price, 82, died Thursday, February 23, 2006. After attending Louisiana Tech University for three years, he spent three years in the Air Force during World War II serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University Law School in 1949 and opened a law practice in Bossier City. He was elected City Judge of Bossier City in 1954 and was elected to the 26th Judicial District Court bench in 1960. He served there until his election to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in 1969 where he was named chief judge in 1979, serving there until his retirement in 1985. He was a past Chairman of the Louisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges and was a member of the Louisiana State, Bossier Parish and Shreveport Bar Associations. In 1999, he was among the honorees recognized at a 50-year reunion of LSU Law School graduates. He was active in a number of civic and community organizations.