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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 169
BY SENATOR PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend Ms. Bobbie Smith of New Orleans, Louisiana, upon her receipt of the 2012
Mary Steibel CAREGiver of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding work
with senior adults.
WHEREAS, it is with great sense of purpose that the Senate of the Legislature of
Louisiana does recognize Bobbie Smith for the sincere concern that she exhibits toward the
seniors placed in her care and her continuing efforts to improve the lives of older Americans;
and
WHEREAS, Bobbie Smith has been involved in the care of others since childhood,
when she assisted her grandparents who visited and tended to the elderly in their community;
and
WHEREAS, during her professional career of caregiving, Bobbie Smith was director
of the E. J. Morris Senior Citizens Center in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Smith has a very successful approach in that she first establishes
a personal relationship with the client and then interacts with that elderly person to provide
daily living assistance; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Smith was nominated for her many positive traits that include
humor, warmth, spirituality, composure, and loving attitude; and
WHEREAS, she received national recognition for her work in April of this year, the
Mary Steibel CAREGiver of the Year Award, at the Home Instead Senior Care International
Convention in Omaha, Nebraska; selected from 65,000 nominees from the United States and
abroad; and
WHEREAS, Bobbie Smith continues to encourage, assist, and stimulate her clients
in a variety of activities that improves their quality of life and helps them maintain
independence while living safely and comfortably in their own residences for as long as
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Smith strives to enhance the quality of life for seniors, to
encourage them to stay as active as possible, and to bring some happiness to each client
whose life she touches; and
WHEREAS, Bobbie Smith promotes a positive image of aging and brings joy and
comfort to all of her contacts; even in death, she assures them that they are loved and are not
alone; and
WHEREAS, in her daily devotions Bobbie Smith gives thanks to her creator for the
opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, to give comfort and a sense of peace to
others, and to radiate God's love; and
WHEREAS, Bobbie Smith is a working senior citizen, herself, who believes in the
ethic that "Work is easy when you love what you do", which makes her life all the more
extraordinary.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Ms. Bobbie Smith upon her receipt of the Mary Steibel CAREGiver
of the Year Award for her service to older adults in the Home Instead Senior Care network.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Ms. Bobbie Smith.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE