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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 137
BY SENATOR BROWN AND REPRESENTATIVE PRICE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Doris Domingue Harleaux upon the occasion of her one hundredth birthday.
WHEREAS, on the memorable and historic occasion of her one hundredth birthday,
it is appropriate that sincere and heartfelt congratulations be extended to Mrs. Doris
Domingue Harleaux, as her lifetime of commitment and devotion to her family and friends
are commended and celebrated; and
WHEREAS, Doris Domingue was born on June 17, 1915, in Walls, Louisiana, in
Pointe Coupee Parish to the late Alcide Joseph Domingue and Mathilda Elizabeth Honore;
and
WHEREAS, her maternal grandparents are the late Jean Baptiste Honore and
Eugenie Patin and her paternal grandparents are the late Joseph Arthur Domingue and Marie
Camille Porche; and
WHEREAS, Doris was baptized at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
Lakeland, Louisiana, on August 8, 1915, and her godparents were John Buteau and Mathilda
Domingue; and
WHEREAS, she and George Harleaux were married on October 18, 1932, and to this
union five children were conceived: George Reese Harleaux Jr., Emma Jean Harleaux
married to Preston Domingue, Richard Joseph Harleaux married to Nazimova Ratliff,
Theresa Mae Harleaux married to Alvin Molina Sr., and LaBelle Marie Harleaux married
to Henry Demby Jr., and these unions brought forth thirteen grandchildren, twenty-eight
great-grandchildren, and thirty-nine great-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, in March 1958, she and her husband moved from Erwinville to New
Orleans where she lived for forty-seven years and attended St. David Catholic Church on St.
Claude Avenue; and
WHEREAS, because of Hurricane Katrina she moved to Donaldsonville in 2005 and
now attends St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church; and
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WHEREAS, she has survived the death of her ten siblings: Wilfred Domingue, Irene
Domingue Bergeron (one hundred years old at time of death), James Kaiser Domingue,
Anna Mathilda Domingue Harleaux, Eugenie "Jane" Domingue Guidry, Leo Domingue,
Rosalie Domingue Mathis, Charles "Charlie" Domingue, Alcide Joseph Domingue, and
Allen Domingue; and
WHEREAS, Doris enjoys cooking and was an excellent cook; according to her
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her jambalaya was very tasty and they
especially enjoyed her meat pies; and
WHEREAS, she and her brothers, the late Kaiser and Alcide Domingue, would get
together during crawfish season and make crawfish bisque, enough to share with other
family members and some for the freezer and she did a lot of canning of vegetables and
fruits; and
WHEREAS, her favorite TV show was The Golden Girls, she especially liked
Sophia, and she now watches Channel 15, The Catholic Station.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Doris Domingue Harleaux upon the occasion of her one hundredth birthday, does
hereby record and recognize the extraordinary life she has lived in the one hundred years
since her birth, does hereby extend enduring gratitude for the contributions she has made to
her family, friends, and church, and does hereby wish her full measures of happiness in the
years to come.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Doris
Domingue Harleaux.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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