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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 126
BY SENATOR JOHNS
CONDOLENCES. Express condolences upon the death of John Emmett Boagni Jr.
A RESOLUTION1
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of2
Louisiana upon the death of John Emmett Boagni Jr.3
WHEREAS, it is with great regret that the citizens of Louisiana have learned of the4
death of John E. Boagni Jr. on May 1, 2012, at the age of eighty-seven; and5
WHEREAS, he was a native and resident of Opelousas, Louisiana, and was a6
graduate of Opelousas High School "War Class" of 1942 and a 1949 graduate of Louisiana7
State University, College of Engineering; and 8
WHEREAS, he served his state and his country in the United States Navy with the9
Seabees during World War II, serving more than two years in the South Pacific, principally10
in the Marshal and Mariana Islands with the 67
th
U.S.N. Construction Battalion; and11
WHEREAS, he was a licensed professional Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, who12
was retired from the Louisiana State Department of Transportation and Development as13
Director of Maintenance and Field Operations after serving more than three decades in14
various engineering and administrative positions throughout the span of his career; and15
WHEREAS, John Emmett Boagni Jr. was a member of the American Society of Civil16
Engineers, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,17
Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Louisiana Society18 SR NO. 126
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of Professional Engineers in Civil Service, and the Louisiana Highways Engineers1
Association; and2
WHEREAS, he will be remembered for his creativity, integrity, bravery, courage,3
and leadership skills; was a very skillful engineer; and was also gifted in the areas of4
computer science, photography, woodworking and painting; and5
WHEREAS, John Emmett Boagni Jr. was an exemplary and highly admired citizen6
of Louisiana who worked tirelessly on a multitude of business, civic, and political causes7
throughout his life; and8
WHEREAS, upon his death the world lost a unique individual who left an indelible9
mark upon the lives of all those who knew him; and10
WHEREAS, because of his numerous accomplishments in public and private life,11
the death of John Emmett Boagni Jr. has left a void in the state and in our country and has12
created a genuine sense of profound sorrow in his friends and family; and13
WHEREAS, he was a loving, devoted husband to Fleta Theresa Hollier Boagni for14
sixty-four years and a dedicated father, a committed grandfather and great grandfather whose15
love of family was of utmost importance in his life; and16
WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana honors this extraordinary man17
who shall forever be remembered, and pays tribute to his remarkable legacy that shall live18
in the hearts of the many people whose lives he touched.19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana20
does hereby honor the life of John Emmett Boagni Jr. and expresses its sincere condolences21
to his family upon the occasion of his death.22
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the23
family of John Emmett Boagni Jr.24
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
Johns SR No.
Expresses condolences upon the death of John Emmett Boagni Jr.