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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
BY SENATOR CHABERT
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Grady Gaubert of Thibodaux on his election as chairman of
the Petroleum Marketers Association of America for 2015.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Senate is pleased to learn that Grady Gaubert of
Thibodaux has been elected chairman of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America
for 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Senate is also pleased to learn that Mr. Gaubert holds the
distinction of being the first-ever Louisiana petroleum marketer to be elected as chairman
of this association; and
WHEREAS, he is a third-generation oil marketer and president of Gaubert Oil, a
company that was founded by his grandfather eighty-nine years ago; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gaubert is an active member in the petroleum marketing industry
and is a past president of the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association
and continues to serve on the association's board of directors; and
WHEREAS, nationally, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Texaco National Distributor Advisory Council, the Equilon National Distributor Advisory
Council, the Shell National Distributor Advisory Council, and the Chevron National
Distributor Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gaubert is also a member of the National Federation of Independent
Businesses, National Association of Convenience Stores, the Council for a Better Louisiana
and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; and
WHEREAS, he served a three-year term as chairman of the Louisiana Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his industry involvement, Mr. Gaubert is an active
supporter of his local business community, having served on many boards, including the
Chamber of Lafourche and the Bayou Region, Bayou Industrial Group, the Thibodaux
Chamber of Commerce, and the Southeastern Oil Jobbers Co-Op.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Grady Gaubert of Thibodaux on his election as
chairman of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America for 2015.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Grady Gaubert.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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