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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 90
BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHNSON AND ROY
A RESOLUTION
To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Deanna Patin Roy of
Marksville.
WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Louisiana House of Representatives learned of the death of Deanna Patin Roy of Marksville
on Friday, May 7, 2010, at the age of seventy; and
WHEREAS, a native of New Roads, Mrs. Roy came to Avoyelles Parish as a home
economics and English teacher at Fifth Ward High School, following in the footsteps of her
mother, who was a home economics teacher in New Roads for several decades; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was a graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority; and
WHEREAS, as a young teacher, Mrs. Roy married Marksville attorney A.J. "Sookie"
Roy, Jr., and together over the years, they became involved in several local banks, which
eventually merged into Cottonport Bank; and
WHEREAS, the Roy family has been active in banking in Avoyelles Parish since the
1960s; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was the former president of the Mansura State Bank and
served as the vice president of buildings and premises and director emeritus of the
Cottonport Bank until her death; and
WHEREAS, over the years, Mrs. Roy used her culinary background to entertain
national, state, and local dignitaries through bank functions and through her late husband's
tenure as president of the state board of education; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was a devoted member of the Catholic churches in Avoyelles
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WHEREAS, in her leisure time, Mrs. Roy was passionate about people, gardening,
and her community; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was highly active in garden clubs and horticulture and had a
passion for landscaping and flowers; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was also involved with the Louisiana Garden Club
Federation, Inc. (LGCF) as a state life member, and she was also a member of the LGCF
Eighth District Flower Show Judges' Council and the Marksville Garden Club; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was a nationally accredited flower show judge with the
designation of master status, a landscape design critic with the designation of master status,
and a gardening consultant; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy is survived by her son, A.J. Roy III; two brothers, Daryl Patin
and his wife, Janie, and Fabian Patin and his wife, Anne; two grandchildren, Anthony J. Roy
IV and Grace Katherine Roy; and an array of extended family members and friends; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy was preceded in death by her husband, A.J. Roy, Jr., and her
parents, Bertram and Frances Cerame Patin; and
WHEREAS, with the death of Mrs. Roy, Louisiana has lost one of her finest citizens;
and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Roy, who was admired by all whose lives she touched, leaves
behind a rich and unique legacy and is greatly missed; and
WHEREAS, although the death of Deanna Patin Roy has left a tremendous void in
her community, her memory shall live on forever in the minds and hearts of all who knew
and loved her.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the
death of Deanna Patin Roy of Marksville, does hereby recognize and record for posterity her
outstanding accomplishments and singular contributions, and does hereby extend enduring
appreciation for the pride and honor that this wonderful woman will forever bring to her
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Deanna Patin Roy.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES