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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 174
BY SENATORS ALARIO, ADLEY, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, BROWN,
BUFFINGTON, CHABERT, CLAI TOR, 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, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE AND
REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, ADAMS, ANDERS, ARMES,
ARNOLD, BADON, BARRAS, BARROW, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT,
STUART BISHOP, WESLEY BISHOP, BROADWATER, BROWN,
BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY,
CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, CONNICK, COX, CROMER,
DANAHAY, DIXON, DOVE, EDWARDS, FANNI N, FOIL,
FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR,
GREENE, GUILLORY, GUINN, HARRIS, HARRISON, HAVARD,
HAZEL, HENRY, HENSGENS, HILL, HODGES, HOFFMANN,
HOLLIS, HONORE, HOWARD, HUNTER, HUVAL, IVEY, KATRINA
JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, JONES, KLECKLEY,
LAMBERT, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER,
LEOPOLD, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MACK, MILLER, MONTOUCET,
MORENO, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, NORTON, ORTEGO,
PEARSON, PIERRE, PONTI, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT,
REYNOLDS, RICHARD, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, SCHEXNAYDER,
SCHRODER, SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON, SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN, STOKES, TALBOT, THIBAUT, THIERRY, THOMPSON,
WHITNEY, ALFRED WILLIAMS, PATRICK WI LLIAMS,
WILLMOTT AND WOODRUFF
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
passing of former Louisiana state representative, Terry Wayne Gee Sr.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the Legislature of
Louisiana learned of the death of one of its former colleagues, Honorable Terry Wayne Gee
Sr., on May 19, 2014, at the age of seventy-three; and
WHEREAS, Terry Wayne Gee Sr. was born on September 21, 1940, to parents,
Garland and the former Cletus Grimes Gee of Natchez, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, he graduated from Natchez High School, obtained a Bachelor of
Science degree in personnel management and public relations from Louisiana Tech
University, and received a master's degree in business from Loyola University; and
WHEREAS, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1980 and
served the citizens of District No. 86 until 1992; and SCR NO. 174 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Terry Gee was a member of the Ways and Means, Commerce, and
Labor committees during his tenure in the Louisiana House of Representatives and authored
legislation to repeal the Louisiana prevailing wage law in order to lower construction costs
on state projects; and
WHEREAS, he was part of a group of legislators who declared their independence
of gubernatorial direction over the House of Representatives and pushed through six hundred
million dollars in spending cuts to the state budget; and
WHEREAS, Terry Gee joined nine legislative colleagues in filing suit against
Governor Edwards in a bid to halt runaway state spending and were joined by several trade
associations and contractors; and
WHEREAS, he was instrumental in rewriting laws which brought balance to labor
and management negotiations in Louisiana and fought to bring fiscal sanity to the annual
budget wars during the legislative sessions; and
WHEREAS, Terry Gee's skill, knowledge, and overriding sense of fairness made him
popular with many elements of the political world, and his advice and guidance was sought
by leaders in Washington as well as Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, he was able to move from faction to faction as he sought to be fair to
everyone and was trusted by Democrats and Republicans to bring balance to all political
considerations; and
WHEREAS, he gained experience in the oil and gas industry as a managing partner
of Resource Consultants, Limited, for nine years and served as the assistant to the chief
executive officer and chairman of the board of Louisiana Power and Light for eleven years;
and
WHEREAS, Terry Gee was appointed by Governor Mike Foster to oversee the
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the deep water oil port for offloading super tankers and sending
crude to refineries across the United States, and served as its executive director from 1996
to 2004; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, he was named the assistant vice president of capital sourcing
of Ecoloclean Industries due to his working knowledge of government policies and
regulations in Louisiana; and SCR NO. 174 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Terry Gee was an affable gentleman, kind and considerate, who
possessed an indomitable spirit; he was open and honest; a consummate man of the people
who never met a stranger; a vibrant human being with an endearing compassion for those
he represented; and
WHEREAS, he is survived by his close companion of over forty years, Gale
Stamper; a son, Terry Gee Jr.; a daughter, Regina Gee; two siblings, Kenny Gee and Brenda
Barker; his former wife, Wanda Webb Gee; and four grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, in death, Terry Wayne Gee Sr. leaves a tremendous void in his
community and in this state, however, he also leaves a rich and unique legacy of public
service in the annals of Louisiana's political history, and he shall remain as a fond
remembrance in the hearts of all who knew him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of former state representative,
Honorable Terry Wayne Gee Sr., and does hereby record for posterity the enduring
appreciation of the citizens of Louisiana for his outstanding contributions and achievements,
particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of
Representatives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Terry Wayne Gee Sr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES