Elmer (E.T.) R. Tapper, 82, died September 17, 2011, with some of his family at his side in Everett, Washington.

A memorial service will be held at Jake’s House Church in Smokey Point, WA, on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 11am. The public is invited to attend.

He was born June 19, 1929, in St. Bernard, Louisiana to Elmer and Sarah Tapper. He was christened in the Catholic Church in Violet La, a suburb of New Orleans.

E.T. grew up in Violet where he helped his father fishing in the local lakes and Gulf of Mexico. He graduated from Loyola Law School in 1952. He married his high school sweet heart, Audra Galjour. They married and E.T. went right into the Army.

Upon returning from the Army, E.T. started practicing Law and eventually ran for public office and was elected State Representative for New Orleans. He served 12 years as state representative and was a delegate to the Louisiana State Constitutional Convention in 1973 where he collaborated in rewriting the State Constitution. He finished out the last 8 years of his 20 year career in state government as the Attorney for the Pardon Board. He continued to practice law totalling 35 years.

He loved fishing, hunting, playing golf and eating great seafood and Cajun food from New Orleans.

E.T. helped many people over his lifetime and was greatly loved and admired for his compassion for “the little guy” and helping people succeed in their career and life.

He spent the last years of his life helping his wife, Audra, and spending time with his 3 children, Marilyn, Tania, and E.T. Jr and his grand kids and great grand kids until he passed away at age 82.

Mr. Tapper is survived by his wife, Audra, children, Marilyn, Tania and E.T. Jr. and daughter-in-law LaFaye Tapper, and 5 grandchildren and their spouses, Jonathan and Rachael Tapper, Kristen and Justin Palmer, Benjamin Tapper, Landon Tapper and Zoe Tapper, and 2 great grandchildren, Hudson Palmer and Micah Tapper.