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2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 143
BY SENATOR MURRAY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Norris Joseph Broussard Sr. on the celebration of his
95th birthday.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Norris Joseph Broussard Sr. on the occasion of celebrating his ninety-fifth
3 birthday.
4 WHEREAS, Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., was born to Adolph and Ozita Boyance'
5 Broussard in Delcambre, Louisiana, on June 18, 1920; and
6 WHEREAS, Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., one of seven children, was a major support
7 to his family as they relocated to New Iberia, Louisiana, to establish a new homestead; and
8 WHEREAS, Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., married Rose (Amie) Mae Malveaux on
9 January 11, 1940, and of that union six children were born, namely, Anita Jeanne, Cleotha
10 Ann (deceased), Terrel Joseph, Margaret "Peggy" Joyce, Norris Jr. and Ignatius Peter; and
11 WHEREAS, he and his wife provided a Catholic school education to all six children,
12 encouraged higher education, although neither he nor his wife had more than a six grade
13 education, and instilled in their children the importance of a strict work ethic; and
14 WHEREAS, he is the grandfather of nine, great-grandfather of fourteen, and great-
15 great grandfather of one; and
16 WHEREAS, Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., was employed by Evangeline Packing
17 Company, also known as L.A. Frey and Sons of Lafayette, Louisiana, for a total of forty
18 years until he retired in 1986; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard is a resourceful and resilient man who, with his own
2 hands, built a family home while working a full time job as a maintenance worker at
3 Evangeline Packing Company; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard is a man of faith and was a dedicated parishioner of
5 St. Paul Apostle's Catholic Church in Lafayette, Louisiana, prior to moving back to New
6 Iberia, Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard is active in the church parish of St. Edward's Catholic
8 Church in New Iberia, Louisiana; and
9 WHEREAS, he lives a life of service to others, many times serving as the
10 maintenance person for the church, the Rectory, and the school; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard is very active with the Knights of Peter Claver, a
12 member of St. Paul Council, Number Eleven, for over fifty years, the St. Vincent de Paul
13 Society, one of the original members of the St. Paul's Federal Credit Union, and an usher;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, after his wife of twenty-nine years, Rose Amie Malveaux, passed away
16 in 1969, Norris Joseph Broussard Sr. then married Shirley King and they relocated, along
17 with her two daughters Mona and Sharon (deceased), to New Iberia, Louisiana; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard and Shirley King were married for thirty years until she
19 passed away in 2007; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard, a true citizen of Louisiana, maintains that Delcambre,
21 Lafayette, and New Iberia are all home to him; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard always enjoyed dancing, still enjoys a little Zydeco
23 dancing, and demonstrated his skill as he and granddaughter Leah danced at his grandson
24 Jason's wedding reception on June 10, 2010; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard has been a role model to his children, grandchildren,
26 great-grandchildren, extended family and the community.
27 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
28 does hereby commend Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., on the celebration of his ninety-fifth
29 birthday as he continues to be a role model to his children and people in the community as
30 a Christian man of morals, strong character and generosity.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
2 Norris Joseph Broussard Sr.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SR 143 Original 2015 Regular Session Murray
Commends Norris Joseph Broussard Sr., on the celebration of his 95th birthday.
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