Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Roosevelt "Lank" Comanche, Jr., 71, was born February 8, 1950 to Ruby Neil Comanche and the late Roosevelt Comanche Sr. Comanche was baptized at Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Monroe, LA and accepted Christ at an early age. He attended Mount Nebo, Carver, Carroll Jr. and Carroll High Schools. He was a Carroll High School 1968 graduate. At Carroll, Comanche was an honor student where he studied chemistry and French. He was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track. Comanche was a fierce competitor in the classroom and in sports. In football, Comanche was on the LIALO All-State...