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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of Hattie Thomas Richard.
WHEREAS, it is with sincere regret that the members of the Senate of the
Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the passing of Hattie Thomas Richard, on April 9,
2013, at age seventy-one; and
WHEREAS, she was the daughter of Albertha Watson and the late Grover Thomas,
born in Jasper, Texas, on February 5, 1942; and
WHEREAS, Hattie later relocated to Baton Rouge with her mother and younger
siblings and was a proud 1960 graduate of Capitol Senior High School, where she met "the
love of her life", the late Wilbert Richard, and they married on May 23, 1961; and
WHEREAS, she was a retired receptionist for The O'Brien House and Free Indeed
Outpatient Clinic and enjoyed reading, spending time with family and friends, and
counseling others; and
WHEREAS, Hattie was a very active member of the Capital Area AA community
where she inspired and sponsored others with her twenty-four years of sobriety and she was
a longtime member of True Light Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, she was preceded in death by her father; husband; sister, Loretha
Vaughn; brother, William Watson Jr.; and daughter, Sanja Mitchell; and
WHEREAS, Hattie will forever be remembered and loved by those who survive her
including her mother; son, Kevin Richard Sr.; daughter, Tonja Myles (Darren); brothers,
Arthur Thomas; Larry Thomas; sisters, Linda Hall (Ayodeji); Doretha Lindsey (Alvin); Judy
Hill (Ed); grandchildren, Chakesha Richard (Damon); Chantel Jefferson; Kevin Richard Jr.
(Devin); Jayda Mitchell; Trei Michael Mitchell; and a host of great grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, and friends. SR NO. 17 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend sincere condolences to the family of Hattie Thomas Richard upon the
occasion of her death.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE