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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 161
BY REPRESENTATIVE PYLANT
A RESOLUTION
To commend Robert Owen White of Winnsboro for his outstanding accomplishments.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Robert Owen White of Winnsboro for
being an exemplary citizen of the great state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Robert Owen White was born on August 5, 1922, in a family that grew
to have eleven members; he was born south of Jonesville, Louisiana, in the Mayna
community between Jonesville and Larto Lake, and was raised in the country, where his
family subsisted off their farm; and
WHEREAS, Mr. White graduated from Block High School in Jonesville before
beginning to work at Babin Motors and then being drafted in 1941 and serving with valor
in General Patton's Army in Europe until the end of World War II in 1945; and
WHEREAS, upon his return to Jonesville, Mr. White resumed working at Babin
Motors in the parts department and in several other capacities before becoming general
manager of the dealership; and
WHEREAS, in 1956, Mr. White moved to Winnsboro as the franchised dealer and
minority owner of the new Ford dealership, Jerry Babin Ford; over the years, the dealership
changed to White & Babin Ford and finally to White Ford Lincoln, LLC, in 1987, as Mr.
White became the sole owner of the business; and
WHEREAS, since 1957, Mr. White has been an active participant in the Winnsboro
community through his sponsorship of Dixie Youth Baseball and his productive and
dedicated involvement with the Twin Oaks Country Club, the Princess Theatre, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, where he is a board member, the Families in Need Program, and other
community organizations; and
WHEREAS, Mr. White also has been active in the Louisiana Automobile Dealers
Association and was named Dealer of the Year in the Fifth District in 1978; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 161
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WHEREAS, in 1977, Mr. White became a member of the Board of Franklin State
Bank, where he serves today as chairman of the board; and
WHEREAS, Mr. White has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro
since 1956, was ordained a Deacon in 1967, and has served as chairman of Deacons; and
WHEREAS, nowadays, Mr. White enjoys working with his new hunting dog early
in the morning, working in his garden, his yard, the church yard, or someone else's yard,
playing golf everyday, being a devoted, husband, father, and friend, and still keeping an eye
on the business he started; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives and all the
citizens of Louisiana take great pride in and recognize the benefits bestowed upon them by
sharing a state with honorable, hardworking, and kind people like Mr. White.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Robert Owen White of Winnsboro, does
hereby record for posterity his outstanding accomplishments and singular contributions, and
does hereby wish him happiness and success in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Robert Owen White.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES