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