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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 38
BY SENATORS MARIONNEAUX, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, CHABERT,
CHAISSON, CHEEK, CLAITOR, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, ERDEY, GAUTREAUX,
GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY, MCPHERSON,
MICHOT, MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, PERRY, PETERSON,
QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND WILLARD-LEWIS
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the
family and friends of Sergeant First Class Arthur Lee Kessinger Jr., upon his death.
WHEREAS, Sergeant First Class Kessinger was a native of Jonesboro, Georgia, and
a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, where he was a 1995 graduate of Ponchatoula High
School; and
WHEREAS, for thirteen years, he actively served his state and country as a proud
member of the National Guard; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant First Class Kessinger's military service included active service
in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
WHEREAS, dedicated and hard-working, he was respected and loved by family and
friends alike; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant First Class Kessinger's thirty-two years on this Earth were too
short; and
WHEREAS, family and friends of Sergeant First Class Kessinger are joined by this
state and country to mourn the passing of a great American.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its deepest and most profound condolences to the family of Sergeant
First Class Arthur Lee Kessinger Jr., for their profound and unexpected loss.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Sergeant First Class Arthur Lee Kessinger Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE