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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 140
BY SENATOR PERRY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Benny Dronet for forty-three years of teaching and forty-one years of coaching
at Delcambre High School and to congratulate him upon the occasion of his
retirement.
WHEREAS, Benny Dronet graduated from Delcambre High School in 1965 and
lettered in football, basketball, and track; and
WHEREAS, during his senior year, he tied for first place in pole vaulting at the state
track meet by clearing twelve feet; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, Mr. Dronet graduated from the University of Southwestern
Louisiana in physical education and science; and
WHEREAS, he began his teaching and coaching career at Delcambre High School
in the fall of 1969; and
WHEREAS, he taught science for four years and, subsequently, taught math at Indian
Bayou High School for three years; and
WHEREAS, in 1976, he returned to his alma mater, Delcambre High School, to teach
math and in 1987, he was the driving force behind the creation of a golf team; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dronet taught driver's education in Iberia Parish during the summer
months for twenty-eight years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dronet will forever remain a beloved member of the Delcambre
High School Panthers family for the wonderful guidance he gave his players and students
both on and off the field and in the classroom, and for challenging them to succeed not only
as athletes and as students, but as well-rounded human beings; and
WHEREAS, the strength and vitality of Louisiana communities depend in great
measure upon the talents and dedication of educators and coaches like Benny Dronet.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Benny Dronet upon his retirement as a teacher and a coach at
Delcambre High School after forty-three years of teaching and forty-one years of dedicated
and highly productive service to Louisiana athletics, does hereby recognize and record his SR NO. 140 ENROLLED
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notable contributions to his students, colleagues, family, friends, community, and state, and
does hereby extend to him best wishes for success and happiness in all of his future
endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Benny Dronet.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE