Josef Stagg

Stagg, Josef Josef Stagg of Oakdale, LA, passed away on Aug. 6, 2019 in St. Louis, MO, after a recent illness. He was 72 years old. Josef grew up in Louisiana. He received his B.A. in Architecture from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, following which he served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone. He earned an M.A. at Yale University and a Doctor of Architecture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. At the age of 19, Josef taught in Texas in the newly-created Head Start Program. He taught Architecture at Southern University and at Louisiana State University before teaching for 28 years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning. He specialized in computer-aided design and skyscrapers. Josef is survived by his daughters Melanie (Trish Daugherty) and Sara; his ex-wife Lois (Craig); one sister, Rosa; and five brothers, Earnest, Erven Jr., Lucius, Jerry, and Floyd. He was preceded in death by one sister, Leola Ford, and his parents Erven Sr. and Louise Guillory.