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2015 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 11
BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATIVE CROMER
COMMENDATIONS. Congratulates Willard and Inez LeBlanc Hunt on the celebration of
seventy years of marriage.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To congratulate Willard and Inez LeBlanc Hunt upon the occasion of their seventieth
3 wedding anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, late in 1944, with the nation in the grip of World War II and most young
5 men and many young women actively engaged in the effort to win the war in both Europe
6 and the Pacific, Willard Hunt was granted leave from his service overseas; and
7 WHEREAS, in Port Arthur, Texas, this young airman and instrument technician
8 walked into a birthday party and saw a classmate from high school whom he had not seen
9 for four years; and
10 WHEREAS, Inez LeBlanc was attending that party and, when she and Willard saw
11 each other that night, they began a beautiful romance that has endured for more than seventy
12 years; and
13 WHEREAS, only six weeks after the birthday party, the young couple were married
14 at their minister's home with a few guests in attendance, and Inez remembers that her mother
15 brought the flowers for her to carry during the ceremony; and
16 WHEREAS, after the ceremony, the newlyweds, considering that the country was
17 at war, decided to forego a wedding dinner or reception and, instead, they went out to a local
18 restaurant for a hamburger; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, relieved that Willard was not being sent back
2 overseas, began their marriage adventure with a trip in their Model A Ford to Willard's new
3 air corps assignment at Muroc Air Base, now Edwards Air Force Base, in the California
4 desert; and
5 WHEREAS, the trek from Port Arthur to near Lancaster, California, took seven days
6 at the steady pace of thirty-five miles per hour and the couple stayed in motor courts along
7 the way, including the last part of their trip along the now historic Route 66; and
8 WHEREAS, once they arrived at the base, Willard reported for duty and the couple
9 moved into a small apartment above a store on Route 66 about five miles from the base; and
10 WHEREAS, the theme of a rustic life continued for the Hunts as their apartment had
11 an outdoor latrine and the hot water heater had to be lit each time someone wanted a hot
12 shower; and
13 WHEREAS, the couple managed to take the living conditions in stride and, in the
14 face of the rationing of many foodstuffs in order to support the war effort, the Hunts were
15 ingenious in solving their shortages, particularly the limited amount of meat available; and
16 WHEREAS, Willard soon learned that his lovely bride was a crack shot with a
17 twenty-two caliber rifle and the couple would drive out to the uninhabited desert areas and
18 Inez would shoot rabbits, quail, and doves for their meals; and
19 WHEREAS, the Hunts had a good laugh years later when they learned that their
20 "hunting grounds" were actually a game reserve; and
21 WHEREAS, Willard Hunt remained in the Air Force, as the Army Air Corps was
22 eventually renamed, for twenty years before retiring and Inez worked at the post office until
23 their daughters were born; and
24 WHEREAS, after retiring from the military, Mr. Hunt worked for several companies
25 involved in technology development and his work took the family throughout the United
26 States and to England; and
27 WHEREAS, the Hunts are the very proud parents of three daughters: Sherry
28 Robertson, Susan Daniel, and Kay Hunt, and enjoy the company of their seven grandchildren
29 and seven great-grandchildren; and
30 WHEREAS, the Hunts, with their pride in the scholarly achievements of their
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1 children and grandchildren obvious, mention that all of their daughters and all of their
2 grandchildren went to college; and
3 WHEREAS, in celebration of their seventieth anniversary, the Hunt's daughters
4 hosted a dinner party with family and friends from church and computer club, and these
5 many friends shared an evening filled with the telling of many stories and much laughter;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, when queried about the secret to their successful marriage, Inez replied
8 that the couple never walked out on an argument or stayed mad at each other, but instead
9 worked through all their disagreements; and
10 WHEREAS, while a marriage that endures into its eighth decade is a rarity in today's
11 society, the Hunts partially attribute their many years of a rewarding marriage to two
12 decisions they made early in their lives together, which were a general agreement as to how
13 to raise their children and an agreement never to fight about money; and
14 WHEREAS, surrounded by their loving family and friends at their anniversary
15 celebration, Inez and Willard Hunt shared stories, memories, and laughter, perhaps the true
16 secret to the happiness and longevity of their marriage.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
18 congratulate Willard and Inez LeBlanc Hunt upon the celebration of more than seventy years
19 of marriage.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mr.
21 and Mrs. Willard Hunt.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SCR 11 Original 2015 Regular Session Crowe
Congratulates Willard and Inez LeBlanc Hunt upon the celebration of more than 70 years
of marriage.
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