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First Extraordinary Session, 2011
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 25
BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
A RESOLUTION
To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Triston Kane Knoll of
Marksville.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Louisiana House of Representatives have learned of the death of Triston Kane Knoll on
Monday, April 11, 2011, at the age of thirty-nine; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Knoll was born on June 4, 1971, as the oldest of the five sons of
longtime former Avoyelles Parish District Attorney Eddie Knoll and Louisiana Supreme
Court Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Knoll was the beloved father of Andrée Noelle Knoll and the
brother of Eddie, Jr., Sonny, Blake, and Jonathan Knoll; and
WHEREAS, a 1989 graduate of Marksville High School, Mr. Knoll graduated in
1993 from Loyola University with an undergraduate degree in political science; he received
his law degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1996 and also
studied foreign legal systems in Russia, Hungary, and Austria; he practiced law in
Marksville with his father's law firm for approximately ten years; and
WHEREAS, an active member of his community, Mr. Knoll served on the board of
directors of the Avoyelles Arts Council, and he was responsible for beginning Marksville's
tradition of holding Halloween at the Courthouse Square for children and their families; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Knoll was a member of the American Bar Association, the
Louisiana Bar Association, the Avoyelles Parish Bar Association, which he served as
secretary/treasurer from 2004-2005, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, and the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America; he was admitted to practice in all Louisiana state
courts as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; he
was also listed in the 2003-2004 edition of America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals;
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WHEREAS, in 2007, Mr. Knoll was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of
Fame, and in 2008, he was a candidate for judge for the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of
Appeal; and
WHEREAS, with the death of Mr. Knoll, Louisiana has lost one of her finest
citizens; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Knoll, who was admired by all whose lives he touched, leaves
behind a rich and unique legacy and is greatly missed; and
WHEREAS, although the death of Mr. Knoll has left a tremendous void in his
community, his memory shall live on forever in the minds and hearts of all who knew and
loved him.
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 Triston Kane Knoll of Marksville, does hereby recognize and record for posterity
his outstanding accomplishments and singular contributions, and does hereby extend
enduring appreciation for the pride and honor that this wonderful man will forever bring to
his family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Triston Kane Knoll.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES