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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
BY SENATORS THOMPSON, ADLEY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL,
BROOME, BROWN, BUFFI NGTON, CHABERT, CL AITOR,
CORTEZ, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, ERDEY,
GALLOT, GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA,
LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY, MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH,
MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY, PETERSON, RISER,
GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, WALSWORTH, WARD
AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Roy Amedee upon his retirement from both Winn-Dixie and
the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Retailers Association.
WHEREAS, Roy Amedee was born in Lutcher, Louisiana, and resides in New
Orleans, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1942, Roy Amedee married the former Muriel Bossier and they are
the proud parents of two sons, Roy Amedee Jr. and Patrick Amedee; and
WHEREAS, Roy Amedee is a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1947, Roy Amedee began his career with H. G. Hill Stores, which
became Winn-Dixie in 1956; and
WHEREAS, in 1964, Roy Amedee became active with the Louisiana Retailers
Association; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Director of Community Affairs for Winn-Dixie
Louisiana, Roy Amedee established himself as an expert on the grocery industry in the state
of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Roy Amedee represented the retail grocery industry through his
appointment to numerous boards and commissions, including twenty years of service on the
Weights and Measures Commission; and
WHEREAS, Roy Amedee leaves not only a legacy of effective leadership as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Retailers Association, but also a legacy
of his caring involvement in the retail industry of the state of Louisiana. SR NO. 46 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Roy Amedee upon his retirement from Winn-Dixie
and from the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Retailers Association.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be presented to Roy
Amedee.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE