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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 87
BY SENATORS JOHNS AND MORRISH AND REPRESENTATIVES DANAHAY,
GEYMANN AND KLECKLEY
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of
James Leo McGough Sr. of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death of James Leo McGough Sr. on
January 25, 2014, at the age of ninety-one; and
WHEREAS, he was born January 7, 1923, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was raised
in Alexandria, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, James Leo McGough Sr. was a 1943 graduate of Bolton High School
and served his country as a member of the United States Army - Air Corps from 1943 to
1946 in the Pacific Theatre; and
WHEREAS, he grew up in Vinton, Louisiana, and moved to the Lake Charles area
in 1964, where he and his wife, Mary Faucett McGough, raised their family; and
WHEREAS, James Leo McGough Sr. graduated from the LSU School of Banking
and worked for Calcasieu Marine National Bank for over forty years where he retired in
1988 as president; and
WHEREAS, he was a past president of the Vinton Lions Club, the Pioneer Club, and
the West Calcasieu Chamber of Commerce and was a Mason; and
WHEREAS, he was also a member of the Young Men's Business Club and the
Kiwanis Club, and served as treasurer of the Louisiana Bankers' Association; and
WHEREAS, James Leo McGough Sr. was also a past president and member of the
Nation Board of Directors of the Texas-Louisiana National Association of Bank Auditors
and Comptrollers and a past president of the Southeast Region of the United States for the
Business Administration Institute; and
WHEREAS, he served on the St. Patrick Hospital's Board of Directors and was
serving on the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Service District Board at the time of his
death; and
WHEREAS, he was a past member of the Krewe de La Famille; and
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WHEREAS, James Leo McGough Sr. was a member of Oak Park United Methodist
Church where he served as treasurer and was a founding member of the Oak Park Cabana
Club, and was also a member of First United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his wife of forty-eight years, Mary Faucett
McGough; daughter, Vickie McGough Long; parents, James Doty and Mary Kate Ford
McGough; and brother, Alfred Eugene McGough; and
WHEREAS, James Leo McGough Sr. is survived by his son, Jim McGough; two
daughters, Pam McGough and Cindy O'Rourke and husband Michael; grandchildren,
Zane Long and wife Elizabeth, Mallory McGough, James Ian "Jase" McGough,
Michael Colin O'Rourke, Mary Katherine O'Rourke, and Margaret Anne O'Rourke;
great-grandchildren, Miranda and Conner Long and Breanna Bourque; nephews,
Shawn Camara and family, David Self and family, Don Faucett and family, James J.
McGough, Eugene "Gene" McGough and Steven McGough; nieces, Diane Hotvedt and
family, Judy Camara and family, Jackie McGough and Julie Brendmoen; and special family
friends, Betty Emerson and family; and
WHEREAS, the death of James Leo McGough Sr. has left a great void and created
a genuine sense of sorrow in his family, his friends, and all who had the opportunity to know
him, and he leaves behind a rich and unique legacy of hard work and dedication.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of James Leo McGough Sr. of Lake
Charles, does hereby recognize and record for posterity his notable accomplishments and
singular contributions, and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the pride and honor
that this extraordinary man will forever bring to his family and friends, city, state, and
country.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Jim McGough, Pam McGough, and Cindy O'Rourke.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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