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2016 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Virgil Dennis Joffrion upon the celebration of his
ninetieth birthday
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Virgil Dennis Joffrion upon his ninetieth birthday.
3 WHEREAS, on February 18, 1926, Virgil Dennis Joffrion was born in Klotzville,
4Louisiana, and was fortunate to survive the Great Depression; and
5 WHEREAS, at the age of seventeen, Virgil volunteered to join four older brothers
6in service to his country in World War II, where he became a lower ball gunner on the B-17
7bombers; he received an honorable discharge at war's end in 1946; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Joffrion began more than a quarter century of service to the state
9in 1952 at the age of twenty-six; he was a Department of Revenue inspector deputy, and a
10chief auditor for the Alcohol Beverage Control Board; and
11 WHEREAS, in 1972, Mr. Joffrion was appointed commissioner for the state Alcohol
12Beverage Control Board under Governor Edwin Edwards, and after four years at this post,
13Mr. Joffrion retired with twenty-six years of service; and
14 WHEREAS, throughout his civil service career, Mr. Joffrion was a frequent face at
15the Legislature of Louisiana, keeping a watchful eye on legislation that affected the
16operations of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board; over seventy-five years, Mr. Joffrion
17enjoyed a close and lasting friendship with former Representative Risley "Pappy" Triche,
18with whom he worked to move the state forward; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Joffrion has remained an active participant in the political arena,
20yet takes time to enjoy his twelve children, thirty-one grandchildren, thirty-three great-
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1grandchildren, and his only great-great-grandchild; and it is fitting to herald Virgil Dennis
2Joffrion upon the happy occasion of his ninetieth birthday.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
4Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Virgil Dennis Joffrion and does hereby share
5in his celebration of ninety years of life; does hereby extend best wishes for a joyous day
6filled with goodwill and good times; and does hereby express hopes for many more years
7of happiness and continued health.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
9to Virgil Dennis Joffrion.
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 9 Original 2016 First Extraordinary Session Chad Brown
Commends Virgil Dennis Joffrion upon his ninetieth birthday.
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