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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 198
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 WHI TE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Linda Willey Muffoletto for her exemplary public service to the Legislature
of Louisiana, in particular, the Louisiana Senate where she served so faithfully for
over four decades, and to extend to her a hardy congratulations upon a richly
deserved retirement.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the Senate recognizes and honors
Linda Muffoletto as one of its finest and longest serving employees; and
WHEREAS, during her tenure as Senate Calendar Clerk, Linda performed her
clerical duties and orchestrated desk operations with seamless proficiency, always exhibiting
excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; and
WHEREAS, hired in 1974 by Senate Secretary C. W. Roberts, Linda began her
employme nt by training alongside Barbara Howard; it was a time of "pencil and paper"
recordkeeping, long before the speed and automation of digital technology found in today's
chamber; and
WHEREAS, during that time, Linda also coordinated the letting of legislative
contracts for printed materials through Emprint Moran Printing and she handled the timely
receipt, delivery, and distribution of legislative instruments, journals, and other printed
matter, all with meticulous accounting of transactions; and
WHEREAS, Linda has always garnered the admiration of her peers for her excellent
work product, her enthusiasm, her warmth of spirit, and friendly demeanor; she has
demonstrated a steady hand and quiet aplomb while coordinating the interaction between
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WHEREAS, Linda applied her talents during the administrations of nine presiding
officers of the Senate, which include Lieutenant Governor James Fitzmorris,
Michael O'Keefe, Sammy Nunez, Allen Bares, Randy Ewing, John Hainkel, Don Hines,
Joel Chaisson, and John Alario, and three Senate Secretaries, which include C. W. Roberts,
Michael Baer, and Glenn Koepp; and
WHEREAS, during these forty years of service, Linda has been "on the desk" for
forty-one regular legislative sessions and thirty-nine extraordinary sessions and has near
perfect attendance with the exception of a one-day absence due to an eye ailment; and
WHEREAS, Linda has quite an industrious work ethic as evidenced by the fact that
legislative sessions are just an accompaniment to her regular full-time employment at
Southern Media and Opinion Research; and
WHEREAS, Linda has leisure interests that include stamp collecting, known as
philately, and in earlier years she was an active member of the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian
auxiliary of the United States Air Force; her interest in aviation was sparked by her father
who was in the English Royal Air Force; she attained the rank of commander and has won
national awards for her service; and
WHEREAS, Linda Willey was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to parents, Eric and Sylvia
Willey, both natives of Great Britain; her family moved to New Orleans where she attended
public school, graduating in 1967 from John F. Kennedy High School in its first senior class;
and
WHEREAS, she was an exceptionally gifted student who matriculated to Louisiana
State University where she met and later married the love of her life, Joseph Muffoletto; and
WHEREAS, Linda has always put her family first with her husband of forty-five
years, Joseph, and their two sons, Joseph Vincent II (J. J.) and wife Jamie and their daughter
Marie, and Richard (Richie) and his wife, Michelle; and
WHEREAS, she has had a positive affect on the efficiency and effectiveness of the
legislative process with her "can do" attitude, her critical thinking and problem-solving
skills, and her commitment of over forty years with the Senate exemplifies all of the
extraordinary qualities of an exceptional public servant; and
WHEREAS, in retirement Linda has many memories to recall from the past four SR NO. 198 ENROLLED
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decades, such as colorful legislators with controversial issues, the camaraderie shared with
her colleagues on the desk, or the times when her young children sat at the rail dressed in
their pajamas and slippers waiting patiently for Mommy to wrap up the "legislative day" in
the chamber; and
WHEREAS, while we, both senators and staff members alike, wish for Linda the
very best life has to offer and with her move onto new adventures in Bainbridge Island,
Washington, we also wish that she recall the fondness we expressed for her, how well she
will be remembered, and how much she will be missed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Linda Muffoletto for forty years of outstanding public service,
dedication, and loyalty to this legislative body.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby offer its heartfelt congratulations to Linda upon the occasion of her retirement and
extends to her its best wishes for good health and happiness in all her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted with
great appreciation and affection to Linda W. Muffoletto.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE