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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 30
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
A RESOLUTION
To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of the Honorable Dominic
Carra Grieshaber, Sr.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death of the
Honorable Dominic Carra Grieshaber, Sr., on Monday, March 26, 2012, at the age of eighty-
seven; and
WHEREAS, a native of New Orleans and resident of Covington for the past twelve
years, Judge Grieshaber attended St. Aloysius School and then St. Joseph Seminary College
from 1936 until 1942 before serving his country with great honor and fortitude in the United
States Army during World War II from 1943 until 1946; and
WHEREAS, Judge Grieshaber received his juris doctorate from Loyola University
in 1951 and entered private practice; and
WHEREAS, in 1964, Judge Grieshaber was elected First City Court Judge of New
Orleans, a position he held continuously for thirty-five years until he reached the maximum
age at which he was eligible to serve as a judge in the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, upon his retirement as Chief Judge, Judge Grieshaber was the longest
sitting judge in the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Judge Grieshaber earned local acclaim as the "Marrying Judge" because
he performed thousands of weddings, including those of several celebrities and those at such
memorable locations as the 1984 World's Fair Gondola, Marie Laveau's Tomb, and the
atrium at Bultman Funeral Home; and
WHEREAS, Judge Grieshaber was a member of many professional and social clubs,
including the New Orleans Spring Fiesta, Camellia Club of New Orleans, Young Men's
Business Club, South Claiborne Avenue Business Men's Association, New Orleans Ballet
Foundation, Exchange Club of the Vieux Carre, Knights of Columbus De La Salle Council, ENROLLEDHR NO. 30
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American Legion Post 307, Greater New Orleans Italian Cultural Society, and several
carnival organizations, and he was crowned King of Caliphs of Cairo in 1965; and
WHEREAS, Judge Grieshaber was preceded in death by his parents, George and
Jennie Carra Grieshaber and his uncle, Rev. Monsignor Raymond Carra; and
WHEREAS, Dominic Carra Grieshaber is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-three
years, Inez Perrier Grieshaber; nine children, Dom Carra Grieshaber, Jr., Robyn Ann
Grieshaber, David George Grieshaber and his wife, Kathleen, Christopher Lee Grieshaber
and his wife, Paula, William James Grieshaber and his wife, Jayne, Ann Marie Grieshaber
Serpas, Gretchen Ann Grieshaber Sagona and her husband, Beau, Michael John Grieshaber,
and Lee Perrier Grieshaber and his wife, Mary; his daughter-in-law, Susan Brands
Grieshaber; fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Agatha
Grieshaber Schoen and Josephine Grieshaber Wagner; and
WHEREAS, Judge Greishaber was the kind of citizen who represents what is good
about Louisiana, a man of wisdom who used his talents and integrity to make the state better;
and
WHEREAS, with the death of Dominic Carra Grieshaber, Sr., Louisiana has lost one
of her finest sons, a man whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark upon the lives
of all those he touched and the citizens of this great state.
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 the Honorable Dominic Carra Grieshaber, Sr., does hereby recognize and record for
posterity the contributions and accomplishments of Judge Grieshaber, an exemplary public
servant, and does hereby pay tribute to him for the generous and effective way in which he
dedicated his intelligence to promoting justice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that asuitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Judge Dominic Carra Grieshaber, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES