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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 141
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Roy Lee Marley Jr.
A RESOLUTION1
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the2
death of Roy Lee Marley Jr.3
WHEREAS, it is with great sorrow that the members of the Senate of the Legislature4
of Louisiana have learned of the passing of Roy Lee Marley Jr., on May 25, 2013, at age5
seventy; and 6
WHEREAS, he was a native of Siler City, North Carolina, and a resident of Baton7
Rouge who received his Business Administration degree from Duke University in 1964; and8
WHEREAS, Roy attended Duke University for four years on athletic scholarships9
for football and baseball and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity; and 10
WHEREAS, he began his career with Exxon in Raleigh, North Carolina, in11
December 1964, in the Marketing Department as a sales representative and, over the next12
seventeen years, progressed through a number of marketing assignments throughout the13
South, Florida and Texas; and14
WHEREAS, in 1981, Roy joined the Public Affairs organization in New Orleans and15
had various assignments before becoming the Louisiana Government Affairs Manager for16
Exxon in 1986; and17
WHEREAS, he continued to lobby for Exxon from 1982 to 2001 during the18 SR NO. 141
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legislative sessions in Louisiana and several other states and served as a committee chair and1
on several committees for Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association; and2
WHEREAS, in addition, he served on committees for Louisiana Association of3
Business and Industry, Louisiana Chemical Association, and the Governors Energy Task4
Force; and5
WHEREAS, he retired from Exxon in 2001 after thirty-seven years of service; and6
WHEREAS, Roy was an excellent athlete and excelled in tennis and running, playing7
singles on a local and state level and was a member of Bocage Racquet Club; and8
WHEREAS, he enjoyed running every day and ran in local runs and in numerous9
marathons; and10
WHEREAS, he also enjoye d SCUBA diving with his wife, family and friends and11
was a former member of the City Club of Baton Rouge and the Tiger Athletic Foundation;12
and13
WHEREAS, Roy was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Rings n'14
Ivy Sunday School class; and15
WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Lee Marley Sr. and Perry16
Craft Marley and is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Judy Canaday Marley; his17
daughter Sheri Marley Loy and her husband Stephen Loy; three grandsons, Tucker Hayes,18
Hayden Marley and Parker James; son Travis Lee Marley and his wife Melanie Lowe19
Marley; and grandchildren, Lillian Reese and Mason Lee; a brother, Danny Marley and20
sister-in-law Barbara Marley; and21
WHEREAS, Roy's greatest love was his family and grandchildren; and22
WHEREAS, those who knew Roy will remember him for his quick wit, sense of23
humor and laughter and his a genuine love of life. 24
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana25
does hereby express sincere condolences to the family of Roy Lee Marley Jr. on the occasion26
of his death.27
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Judy28
Canaday Marley.29
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
John Smith SR No. 141
Expresses condolences upon the death of Roy Lee Marley Jr.