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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104
BY SENATOR CROWE
CONDOLENCES. Offers condolences on the death of Charles Hilbert Reppel Sr. of St.
Bernard Parish.
A RESOLUTION1
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the2
death of Charles Hilbert Reppel Sr., a commissioner on the board of the St. Bernard3
Port, Harbor and Terminal District.4
WHEREAS, Charles Reppel was born in New Orleans and died on Thursday,5
November 15, 2012, at the age of eighty; and6
WHEREAS, Reppel was a veteran of the United States Navy and served his country7
during the Korean War; and8
WHEREAS, following his service to his country, Charles Reppel married Sylvia9
Merwin Reppel and the couple raised eight children; and10
WHEREAS, he began his employment with Smith & Johnson Shipping Company11
in 1954, working his way up to purchasing agent, assistant traffic manager, and assistant12
operation manager; and13
WHEREAS, in 1975 Reppel left Smith & Johnson and Louisiana to accept a new14
position with West India Shipping in West Palm Beach, Florida, as project manager; and15
WHEREAS, his position with West India involved traveling to Caribbean ports,16
South America, Central America, Mexico, Panama Canal Zone, and throughout the United17
States; and18 SR NO. 104
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WHEREAS, in 1993, Reppel returned to Louisiana to accept a position with the St.1
Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, which was established by the legislature in2
1960, as operations manager, where he represented the St. Bernard Port at the Ports3
Association of Louisiana (PAL) meetings, among other duties; and4
WHEREAS, in 2000 he retired from the district, but he continued to attend PAL5
meetings and in 2007 he was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the district and6
was serving in that capacity at the time of his death; and 7
WHEREAS, Reppel was a well known resident of St. Bernard Parish, where he was8
active in many community and civic organizations; and9
WHEREAS, he was a member of the Louisiana River Pilots Association and the10
Plimsoll Club and a longtime coach of many successful baseball and basketball teams; and11
WHEREAS, as past president and board member of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and12
Terminal District, Charles Reppel gave extensively of his time and talents to support this13
essential economic driver for St. Bernard Parish; and14
WHEREAS, Charles Reppel continued his service to the people of St. Bernard upon15
his selection as director of the St. Bernard Recreation department in 2001, where he16
remained through 2004. 17
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana18
does hereby express the sincere condolences upon the death of Charles Hilbert Reppel Sr.,19
a commissioner on the board of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the21
widow of Charles Hilbert Reppel Sr., Sylvia Merwin Reppel.22
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
Crowe SR No. 104
Expresses condolences upon the death of Charles Hilbert Reppel Sr., a commissioner on the
board of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District.