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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 47
BY REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY, DANAHAY, FRANKL IN, GEYMANN, GUINN,
HENSGENS, AND HILL AND SENATORS JOHNS, MORRI SH, AND JOHN
SMITH
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Robert James Pumpelly and
to recognize his outstanding achievements.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death of Robert James Pumpelly on Tuesday,
January 15, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly was born in Augusta, Kansas, on May 23, 1919, and
graduated from high school in Oklahoma City in 1936; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly served honorably in the United States Navy Air Force
during Word War II for more than three years and was a pilot for over fifty years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly served as Chairman of the Board of Pumpelly Oil, LLC
and Pumpelly Tire, LLC and as president of Boy's Village, YMCA, Lake Charles Credit
Bureau, Calcasieu Area Safety Counsel, Calcasieu Area Boy Scouts of America, and
Louisiana Oil Marketers, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly also served as a board member of the Calcasieu Area
Chamber of Commerce, United Fund, Crime Stoppers, Louisiana Savings and Loan,
Samaritan Counseling Center, Downtown Rotary Club, Gideon's International, Fourth
Avenue Church of God, Foreman Reynaud YMCA, Calcasieu Cameron Association for
Persons with Orthopedic Disabilities, and Mid-America Christian University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly was also a member of the American Legion, served as
Sunday School superintendent, as a teacher and board member of Christ Community Church,
and most recently attended Emmanuel Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly received numerous awards for his outstanding
contributions to society, including Foreman Reynaud YMCA Man of the Year in 1982;
Chamber of Commerce Civic Service Award in 1981; Rotarian of the Year, Downtown Club ENROLLEDHCR NO. 47
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in 1960; Beta Gamma Sigma Recognition Award, McNeese State University in 1992; Lake
Charles East Rotary, Jack Harris Award 1988; Angel Award, Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1997;
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Mid-America Christian University in 1981;
Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award in 1975; Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award in 1990;
Della Krause Thielen Foundation Citizen of the Year and Founders Circle Award in 1998;
Lake Charles Optimist Club in 1998; and YMBC Club Citizen of the Year in 1982; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pumpelly married Vida Vincent in 1941, who preceded him in
death, and he is survived by his wife Ruth Pumpelly; children Jane Brumby and Glen
Pumpelly; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Pumpelly;
and three sisters, Marie Arnett, Lois Hoyler, and Sylvia Dunn; and
WHEREAS, with the death of Robert James Pumpelly, Louisiana has lost one of her
finest citizens, a true gentleman who left an indelible mark on the lives of the many citizens
whose lives he touched, and one who was a loving husband, father, and friend, and who will
be deeply missed; and
WHEREAS, although his death has left a tremendous void in his community and
throughout the state, Mr. Pumpelly' s memory shall live forever in the minds and hearts of
all who were fortunate enough to have known and loved him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Robert James Pumpelly, does
hereby recognize and record for posterity his outstanding achievements and singular
contributions, and does hereby extend true appreciation for his enduring legacy which will
forever continue to be a source of deep pride and honor for his family, friends, colleagues,
community, and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Robert James Pumpelly.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE