Letter: Writer seeks info on local resident

I’m writing in search of anyone who knew, or heard tell, of a late Berwick resident by the rather unforgettable name of Oral D. Graves.
At the time of his death in Morgan City’s Sweet Bay Lake, Graves was employed as a deck hand on shrimping boats, approximately 49 years old. 
Born in Missouri, Graves had a colorful past which included his on-again, off-again employment with the New Orleans Police Department and Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office in the 1950s-60s. He was arrested for theft in the 1950s and, in 1964, was shot in the leg while trying to prevent a hold-up at Nola’s Anyone’s Lounge. 
In 1954, Graves married, and later divorced, his second wife, Thelma Traub, and he may have had a daughter. 
Graves drowned in 1971. 
I am a Broadway and TV actor and author researching Graves as part of a project which chronicles events involving the New Orleans Police Department in the 1960s, and have had the pleasure of interviewing many retired members of the force. Graves’ name has come up on multiple occasions now, so I’m doing my best to gather context about his character. 
Did you or anyone you know happen to work with or know Graves? If so, feel free to contact me at 929-430-7589. You can also contact me through my website, at www.erikliberman.org.
Thanks very much,
Erik Liberman
New York