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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 26
BY SENATOR ERDEY AND REPRESENTATI VE MACK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of Louis Charles Bartus.
WHEREAS, it is with great sadness that the citizens and the Legislature of Louisiana
have learned of the death of Louis Charles Bartus on October 23, 2014, at the age of
eighty-eight; and
WHEREAS, he was born on June 16, 1926, to the Reverend Alexander and Goldie
(Aranka) Szekely Bartus in the Hungarian community located in Albany, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Louis attended the Hungarian Elementary School and graduated from
Albany High School in 1943; and
WHEREAS, upon graduation he proudly served his community, state, and country
by enlisting in the United States Navy and serving during World War II; and
WHEREAS, after his years of military service he returned home and continued his
education at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) where he earned a degree in science
education and a master's degree in administration and supervision; always a huge and
faithful fan of his alma mater, he served as president of the Southeastern Louisiana
University Alumni Association from 1969-1971 and as president of the Livingston Parish
Chapter Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Association; and
WHEREAS, he taught and coached at various schools throughout Livingston and
Tangipahoa parishes, he served as principal at Maurepas High School and Holden High
School retiring from the Louisiana Department of Education in the late 1970s, and continued
his love of education by serving as principal of Valley Forge Academy in Amite, Louisiana;
and
WHEREAS, he was also a training facilitator at Exxon Chemical in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, employed by the Louisiana office of emergency preparedness, and worked for the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for a number of years before deciding to
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retire from his professional careers; and
WHEREAS, Louis Bartus was an exemplary and highly-admired citizen of Louisiana
who worked tirelessly on a multitude of business, civic, political, and religious causes
throughout his life; and
WHEREAS, he was the town clerk, a member of the board of aldermen and mayor
of Albany in the 1960s, and he was instrumental in bringing the AT&T Telephone Exchange
to the Village of Albany; he was also a member of Amvets Post 68, American Legion Post
258, and Albany Masonic Lodge #466, and was one of the original founders of Port
Manchac; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bartus was an active member of the Albany Presbyterian Church
and Albany Hungarian Presbyterian Church serving as elder, choir member, Sunday school
teacher, and church treasurer; and
WHEREAS, Louis Charles Bartus was very proud of his Hungarian heritage and was
always a stellar part of the Hungarian Settlement, and he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream
of opening the Louis Bartus Hungarian Sausage and Pastries business where people from
various states visited his shop to buy Hungarian sausage that he so lovingly made and always
served with information on his beloved Hungarian culture; and
WHEREAS, Louis Bartus is one of the original pioneers who worked towards having
the old Hungarian Elementary School building turned into the Hungarian Settlement
Historical Museum, which is set to open in late 2015; he was a member and former president
of the Hungarian Settlement Historical Society (HSHS) and Arpadhon Hungarian Settlement
Cultural Association (AHSCA), and he served on the board of directors for Westminster
Presbyterian Housing in New Orleans, Hammond, and Albany, and on the board of directors
for the Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau; and
WHEREAS, he was a loving, dedicated, and devoted husband to his wife, Pauline
Yuhasz Bartus, for sixty-six years, a committed father, cherished grandfather, and
great-grandfather whose love of family was of the utmost importance in his life; and
WHEREAS, because of his numerous accomplishments in public and private life,
the death of Louis Bartus has left a void in his community and the state and has created a
genuine sense of profound sorrow in his friends and family; and
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WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure upon men like Louis
Charles Bartus who led by example and made the world a better place for all future
generations, a true Louisiana hero, and an inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to
have known him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana honors the life
of Louis Charles Bartus, an extraordinary man who shall forever be remembered, and pays
tribute to his remarkable legacy which will live long in the hearts of the many people whose
lives he touched.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Legislature of Louisiana
express their sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of Louis Charles Bartus upon
the occasion of his death.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Louis Charles Bartus.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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