HLS 15RS-4161 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 145
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Gene Marie Lane
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Gene Marie
3 Lane.
4 WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the Louisiana House of
5Representatives has learned of the death of Gene Marie Lane on Sunday, May 31, 2015; and
6 WHEREAS, Gene Marie Lane was born on August 5, 1949, in Pinckneyville,
7Mississippi, to Frank Lane, Jr., and Katie Mae Warren Lane; and
8 WHEREAS, she received her education through the East Baton Rouge Parish School
9System and was a 1967 graduate of Scotlandville Senior High School; Ms. Lane also
10attended Southern University; and
11 WHEREAS, she worked for AT&T, and after thirty years of dedicated service to the
12company, she retired in 2002; she also worked as a school crossing guard for the East Baton
13Rouge Parish School System; and
14 WHEREAS, as an active member of her community, Ms. Lane was a member of the
15Scotlandville Alumni Association and several service organizations such as the Order of the
16Eastern Star, the Golden Age Retirees Club, and the International Red Hat Society; and
17 WHEREAS, she was an enthusiastic bicyclist and walker, and she also found joy in
18bowling and traveling; and
19 WHEREAS, Ms. Lane brought true happiness to those whose lives she touched
20through her devotion to her family and friends, her generosity, and her kind and giving heart;
21and
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1 WHEREAS, Ms. Lane was preceded in death by her mother, her maternal and
2paternal grandparents, seven aunts and seven uncles; and
3 WHEREAS, left to cherish Ms. Lane's memory are her father; her sister, Linda L.
4Lane-Shabazz; her aunt, Nancy Lane; her great-aunt, Irene Reese; her cousin, Joyce
5Hickman; and numerous other relatives and friends; and
6 WHEREAS, the death of Gene Marie Lane has left a tremendous void in her
7community and has created a genuine sense of sorrow in the many individuals who knew and
8loved this extraordinary woman.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
10Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the
11death of Gene Marie Lane; does hereby recognize that her death has left a great void and
12created a genuine sense of sorrow in her family and community; and does hereby recognize
13and record for posterity the tremendous pride and honor that she will continue to bring to her
14family, friends, community, and the state of Louisiana.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
16to the family of Gene Marie Lane.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 145 Original 2015 Regular Session Honore
Expresses condolences upon the death of Gene Marie Lane.
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