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2016 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 10
BY REPRESENTATIVE WHITE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Willie B. Peters upon the celebration of his sixty-first
birthday
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Willie B. Peters upon the celebration of his sixty-first birthday.
3 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Willie B. Peters upon the joyous and
4momentous occasion of his sixty-first birthday; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was born on March 2, 1955, in Bogalusa; and
6 WHEREAS, he attended Wesley Ray High School; as a young man living in the
7country, Mr. Peters milked cows, worked in the cotton fields, and picked corn and peas; and
8 WHEREAS, on February 3, 1974, he married Kathy E. Peters; they are the proud
9parents of Cheryl R. Peters Walker, Tammy R. Peters, Marlon J. Peters, and Willie B. Peters,
10III; they also have sixteen grandchildren and one great-granddaugther; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters is a faithful member of Center Baptist Church, where he
12serves as the chairperson of the pulpit committee and as treasurer; he is also a deacon,
13musician, and guitarist; and
14 WHEREAS, during the construction of the new sanctuary for Center Baptist Church,
15Mr. Peters served as the construction supervisor; he has been an instrumental figure in his
16community by building homes and offering training and employment to community
17members; and
18 WHEREAS, during the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Peters was a volunteer with the fire
19department; since the summer of 1989, he has worked as a volunteer deputy with the
20Washington Parish Sheriff's Office; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters also serves on the Wesley Ray Community Park board of
2directors and is the elected treasurer; and
3 WHEREAS, throughout his extraordinary life, Mr. Peters has been an excellent
4citizen of the state of Louisiana and an outstanding husband, father, sibling, and friend; and
5 WHEREAS, Willie B. Peters merits a special measure of commendation for his
6accomplishments and for the tremendous joy that he brings to all who know and love him.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
8Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Willie B. Peters upon the celebration of his
9sixty-first birthday; does hereby recognize and record for posterity his outstanding
10accomplishments and singular contributions throughout his illustrious life; and does hereby
11extend enduring appreciation for the pride and honor that this wonderful man brings to his
12family, friends, and community and to the state of Louisiana.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
14to Willie B. Peters.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 10 Original 2016 First Extraordinary Session White
Commends Willie B. Peters upon the celebration of his 61st birthday.
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