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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 135
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
Louisiana upon the death of Benny Don Milligan.
WHEREAS, it is with great sadness that the citizens and the Senate of the Legislature
of Louisiana have learned of the death of Benny D. Milligan on February 16, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Benny Don Milligan was born on March 3, 1938, in Vidalia, Louisiana,
and after living in Lake Charles, Louisiana, his family returned to Vidalia where he
graduated from Vidalia High School in 1956; and
WHEREAS, he attended Louisiana Tech University, where he graduated with
honors, obtaining a bachelor of art's degree in English education, and later earned a master's
degree in English education from Mississippi College; and
WHEREAS, after college he returned to Vidalia in 1961, where he joined the U.S.
Army reserve, taught math and science at Vidalia Junior High School, and coached football
and basketball at elementary and middle school levels in East Baton Rouge and Concordia
parish schools, touching the lives of the many students he taught and coached; and
WHEREAS, in 1965, he took a job with Science Research Associates, an educational
subsidiary of IBM, marketing testing programs and educational materials to Louisiana
schools; and
WHEREAS, he first started as a marketing representative, then became a regional
manager and then was promoted to area manager, and finally a senior marketing
representative, marketing hardware to the Department of Education and Louisiana schools;
and
WHEREAS, he had a long distinguished and productive career making lifelong
friends along the way and retired with thirty years of service to IBM; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, he became the educational marketing representative for Excel
Software Professionals, a computer hardware and software company; and
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WHEREAS, in 2000, Benny Milligan joined C.J. Brown Realtors as a full-time
realtor retiring from C.J. Brown in December of 2014; and
WHEREAS, Benny Milligan was an exemplary and highly-admired citizen of
Louisiana who worked tirelessly on a multitude of business, civic, religious, and political
causes throughout his life; and
WHEREAS, Benny Milligan was a loving and devoted husband to his loving wife
of forty-eight years, Katherine Tucker Milligan, and through their union they were blessed
with two sons, Barry and Ben, and he was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother,
son, and relative whose love of family was of the utmost importance in his life; and
WHEREAS, upon his death the world lost a unique individual who left an indelible
mark upon his community and the lives of all those who knew him; and
WHEREAS, the strength of our communities and the overall vitality of American
society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of men like Benny D. Milligan who
use their considerable talents and resources to benefit our future generations.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express the sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Benny Don
Milligan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
wife, Katherine Tucker Milligan.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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