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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 48
BY REPRESENTATIVES LORUSSO, ADAMS, BILLIOT, CONNICK, GISCLAIR,
HENRY, LEOPOLD, LOPINTO, STOKES, TALBOT, WILLMOTT, AND
WOODRUFF
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the Louisiana House of Representatives upon the death of
Stewart Sheng of Metairie, Louisiana, and to recognize and record his many
contributions to his community of Jefferson Parish and to Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Stewart Sheng was born in Utica, New York, on May 20, 1966; after
he met his wife, Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng, in Washington, D.C.,
the couple moved to Louisiana in 1999, out of a desire to be closer to extended family and
to raise a family of their own; and
WHEREAS, Stewart Sheng was an educated engineer who desired to work more
directly with people; he was employed for ten years at Isidore Newman School in New
Orleans and worked for the past several years at the Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency as an
insurance agent; and
WHEREAS, Stewart Sheng's passion to work directly with people was evident in his
establishment of the Bayou Boys' Volleyball Club in 2010, which is a program to coach
young boys between the ages of eight and fifteen in volleyball skills; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Sheng will continue to be remembered as an effusive, warm person
who would light up any room because of his ability to bring laughter to everyone; and
WHEREAS, Stewart Sheng was an outgoing man who enjoyed fishing trips with his
father-in-law, the late Sheriff Harry Lee of Jefferson Parish; and
WHEREAS, Stewart Sheng's passion for his children, family, and baking delicious
Crescent City Bread Pudding will forever be remembered because he was a man who
influenced others by his dynamic spirit; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 48
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WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives wish to
recognize Mr. Sheng for his numerous contributions to Jefferson Parish, and especially wish
to convey their deepest sympathy to his family: his wife of over fifteen years, Cynthia Lee-
Sheng; his loving children, Gavin and Miranda Sheng; his siblings, Tai Sheng and Hilton
Sheng; his nieces and nephews, Ryan, Ashley, Hunter, Sarah, Caroline, and Harrison Sheng;
and his mother-in-law, Lai B. Lee.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the
family of Stewart Sheng.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Stewart Sheng.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES