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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 21
BY SENATOR KOSTELKA AND REPRESENTATI VE DOWNS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of
Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr.
WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Legislature of Louisiana learned of the death of Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr., on Friday,
March 5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Faulk was born January 9, 1909 in West Monroe and lived to see
a century of life in his beloved state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, after two years at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee,
he transferred to the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri where he met his
loving wife, Louise; and
WHEREAS, upon returning to Louisiana, Mr. Faulk became publisher of the Ruston
Daily Leader, a position he maintained for thirty-two years; and
WHEREAS, although he was not drafted into World War II because of a serious eye
condition, he served as a first lieutenant in the Home Guard, and was a member of the War
Price and Rationing Board, and was chairman of the Lincoln Parish effort for the United
States Savings Bond Program, and later became an unofficial historian on Camp Ruston, a
prisoner of war camp that held thousands of German and Italian prisoners during the war;
and
WHEREAS, he brought the city of Ruston its first radio station in 1947 and managed
it for twenty-one years; and
WHEREAS, he served for many years as the president of the Louisiana Press
Association and the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters; and
WHEREAS, of great importance to him were his memberships in Trinity Methodist
Church, where he served many functions, including teaching Sunday school for twelve years,
and the Ruston Kiwanis Club, where he was a member for seventy years and served as a
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WHEREAS, his devotion to the community of Ruston was wide and varied and he
was actively involved in the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Centennial, the Peach Festival, the
Lincoln Parish Housing Authority which he chaired for twenty-nine years, and the Lincoln
Parish Library; and
WHEREAS, in good times and in bad he was a faithful supporter and contributor to
the Department of Journalism at Louisiana Tech University, where he founded the Clarence
and Louise Faulk Chair of Journalism; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Faulk's one hundredth birthday in January 2009 was the occasion
of a festive party in which he received a Certificate of Honor from Louisiana Tech
University, an Expression of Commendation along with a Letter of Special Recognition from
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and a proclamation from the mayor of Ruston designating
January 9
th
"Clarence Faulk Day"; and
WHEREAS, as he was a well recognized source of oral history about Ruston and
North Louisiana, he greatly enjoyed telling stories that were filled with historical gems, and
he became known as an expert on the 1934 ambush of Bonnie and Clyde, since as a young
newspaper reporter he covered the story on the scene; and
WHEREAS, those who knew him best in business and in his personal life recognize
that his love for Ruston and his place in the community were major driving forces in his life;
and
WHEREAS, the memory of Mr. Clarence Faulk will remain eternal in the hearts and
minds of his family, friends, and all of those who loved him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express its sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Mr. Clarence Faulk, Jr.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Mr. Clarence Faulk, Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES