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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 135
BY SENATOR MILLS
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Peggy Chautin and Wildie Roberts for eighty-two years of
dedicated service with the Farmers Merchants Bank & Trust Company.
WHEREAS, Peggy Chautin worked for Farmers Merchants Bank & Trust Company
for forty years, starting as a bookkeeper at the main branch in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, at
the age of twenty-nine, and also serving as a teller at the main branch during her early years
with the bank; and
WHEREAS, in 1972, she moved to the Arnaudville branch and worked as a teller for
eighteen years before transferring back to the main branch where she trained to be part of
the lending department and worked as a loan officer for the next four years, 1991-1995; and
WHEREAS, in January, 1996, Peggy Chautin returned to Arnaudville as a branch
manager/loan officer and remained there until her retirement on December 31, 2010; and
WHEREAS, she is married to Lester Chautin and they have two daughters, three
sons, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grand children; and
WHEREAS, since retirement, Peggy and her husband have enjoyed traveling,
visiting their children and their families, and regular Bouree' card games with her friends;
and
WHEREAS, Peggy Chautin is a lifelong resident of Arnaudville, Louisiana, where
she graduated as valedictorian from Arnaudville High School; attended the University of
Southwestern Louisiana when she began her banking career, and completed the Banking
Industry Educational Program offered there; and
WHEREAS, she is a member of the St. Francis Regis Catholic Church in
Arnaudville, serves on the Altar Society, and is a trustee of the church; and
WHEREAS, Peggy Chautin is a lifelong Arnaudville community school volunteer; SR NO. 135 ENROLLED
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has served as treasurer/accountant for the Arnaudville community Etouffee Festival and as
a director on the board and treasurer of the Arnaudville Area Chamber of Commerce; and
is very involved in "Teen City", a community organization with a membership devoted to
benefitting the community and the town of Arnaudville; and
WHEREAS, she was recently honored with the 2011 Female Citizen of the Year
Award by the Arnaudville Area Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Wildie Roberts has completed forty-two years of dedicated service for
Farmers Merchants Bank & Trust Company and will formally retire on June 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, she began work at the bank on July 1, 1969, as a teller and was soon
promoted to head-teller, and as such, became vault keeper; and
WHEREAS, Wildie Roberts was personally trained by Farmers Merchants Bank
President, Mr. Thomas Perioux, to handle the accounts payable responsibilities within the
bank, and in addition, she posted stocks for the bank and took care of all the bank details
assigned to her by the bank's president; and
WHEREAS, in 1984, she semi-retired to position of bank teller only, which was "the
joy of her life" and during her years of service in the banking industry, Wildie loved being
a teller which allowed her to assist people on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, she has one son, Ed Champagne, Jr. who is married to Kathy
Champagne and the couple have three children--Angie, Denise and David; and Wildie has
five great-grand children and is expecting another; and
WHEREAS, Wildie Roberts is a past council member for St. Bernard Catholic
Church in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and currently serves as a Eucharistic Minster and a
member of the Catholic Daughters of America, the Altar Society and the St. Bernard Rosary
Group; and
WHEREAS, she is also active in the Breaux Bridge Homemakers Club and is an
outstanding baker and is noted for her specialty cakes: chocolate almond, strawberry, carrot,
orange mandarin, coconut, triple chocolate and lemon.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby commends and congratulates Peggy Chautin and Wildie Roberts for eighty-two years
of dedicated service with the Farmers Merchants Bank & Trust Company. SR NO. 135 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to Peggy Chautin and Wildie Roberts.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE