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2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5
BY SENATOR PETERSON
COMMENDATIONS. Honors and recognizes the contributions made by McClurie
Sampson Sr. to Washington Parish and the state of Louisiana.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To honor and recognize the contributions made by McClurie Sampson Sr. to Washington
3 Parish and the state of Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, McClurie Sampson Sr. was born April 16, 1929, in Bogalusa to now
5 deceased Jake and Curtis Corine Sampson; and
6 WHEREAS, he confessed Christ as his savior at an early age at Mt. Zion Baptist
7 Church in Bogalusa, which was under the leadership of Rev. E.Z. Burnes and where his
8 family members were original members of the church; and
9 WHEREAS, he served as chairman of the Trustee Board, chairman of the Annual
10 Church Anniversary, and was a faithful member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church; and
11 WHEREAS, education was of great importance to McClurie, and he attended
12 Bogalusa public schools and graduated from Central Memorial High School in 1950; and
13 WHEREAS, he continued his education at Dillard University, majoring in business
14 administration; and
15 WHEREAS, he retired from Gaylord Container Corporation in 1995 after 46 years;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, his experience as a trailblazer, civil activist, and politician spanned over
18 a half century; and
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1 WHEREAS, he was instrumental in organizing the 1914-1964 Bogalusa Golden
2 Jubilee, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Bogalusa; and
3 WHEREAS, he was an advocate for improving life for children and families, and
4 served as chief organizer for the Boys and Girls Club of Washington Parish, and two-term
5 city councilman, including council president, in which he chaired numerous boards from
6 cleanup campaigns, transportation initiatives and creating jobs for the community; and
7 WHEREAS, he was also a board member of the Selective Service Board, the
8 Community Advisory Committee for LSU Hospital, Board of Directors of Avenue U
9 YMCA, Bogalusa Little League, Bogalusa Planning and Zoning Commission, Washington
10 Industrial Development Foundation, Salvation Army, United Way, and Prince Hall Mason
11 Wisdom Lodge No. 123, where he served on the trustee board; and
12 WHEREAS, he was a member of the NAACP, Downtown Development Association,
13 City-Wide Brotherhood, and AARP; and
14 WHEREAS, he was elected vice president at-large of the Louisiana Municipal
15 Association, president of the Louisiana Municipal Black Caucus Association and
16 municipalities, and president of the Northshore Black Coalition; and
17 WHEREAS, McClurie Sampson Sr. endorsed resolutions for the Louisiana
18 Municipal Black Caucus Association urging the participation of African-American
19 faith-based communities in the political process to help alleviate social, political, and
20 community problems; and
21 WHEREAS, he also endorsed resolutions in support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of
22 America, and resolutions promoting reform to correct deficiencies in the criminal justice and
23 penal systems; and
24 WHEREAS, on April 15, 2002, he was united in holy matrimony to his devoted and
25 loving wife, Antoinette Jackson Sampson; and
26 WHEREAS, on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 1:52 p.m., he went home to join his
27 parents and his Heavenly Father; and
28 WHEREAS, McClurie leaves behind to cherish his loving wife, Antoinette, devoted
29 children: daughters Brenda Sampson Brice, Gwendolyn Sampson Lindsey (Fred), and Kathy
30 Sampson Lopez (Benito), and sons McClurie Jr. (Lorraine), Donald Ray Sampson Sr. (Eva),
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1 Andre Samspon, and Klurie Wayne Tucker; three stepchildren, Karen Washington, Ricardo
2 Washington (Tara) and Toshia Morris (Andre); and
3 WHEREAS, McClurie loved his 33 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren dearly,
4 and in turn they will miss their Paw Paw and he will be deeply missed by a host of nieces,
5 nephews, other relatives and friends; and
6 WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his parents and loving family members:
7 Willie D. Sampson, John D. Sampson, Andrew Sampson, McKinley Sampson, and Catherine
8 McKelphin Sampson; and one son, Gregory Sampson.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
10 does hereby honor and recognize the contributions made by McClurie Sampson Sr. to
11 Washington Parish and the state of Louisiana.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mrs.
13 Antoinette Jackson Sampson, the loving widow of the late McClurie Sampson Sr.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. Ashley Mitchell.
DIGEST
SR 5 Original 2015 Regular Session Peterson
Commends, honors, and recognizes the contributions made by McClurie Sampson Sr. to
Washington Parish and the state of Louisiana.
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