HLS 16RS-3942 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 124
BY REPRESENTATIVES DWIGHT, ABRAHAM, DANAHAY, FRANKLIN, GUINN,
HENSGENS, AND HILL AND SENATORS JOHNS, MORRISH, AND PERRY
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of David Louis Kimball
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of David Louis Kimball.
3 WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
4Legislature of Louisiana learned of the death of David Louis Kimball on Tuesday, May 3,
52016, at the age of sixty-one; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Lake
7Charles for more than thirty years; and
8 WHEREAS, a graduate of Mandeville High School, Mr. Kimball also graduated
9from Southeastern University, where he received a bachelor's degree in history, and the
10Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center; and
11 WHEREAS, after receiving his juris doctorate, Mr. Kimball began his thirty-three-
12year career with the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office; he served under the
13administrations of district attorneys Leonard Knapp, Richard Ieyoub, Rick Bryant, and John
14DeRosier; and
15 WHEREAS, he served as an assistant district attorney with great pride and honor in
16many divisions; he served as the misdemeanor section chief and a felony prosecutor; and
17 WHEREAS, in 2012, Mr. Kimball was promoted to chief felony prosecutor, and in
18his years of service he prosecuted every type of criminal case; he ultimately rose to the
19position of administrative first assistant district attorney to help with the management and
20direction of the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was highly respected among his peers; he enjoyed teaching
2and mentoring countless young attorneys, as well as teaching law enforcement officers at
3the Southwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Training Academy; and
4 WHEREAS, he placed great importance in helping those with mental health
5challenges, and he helped found the Fourteenth Judicial District Mental Health Court, which
6offers offenders with mental health issues the opportunity for rehabilitation; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was also a talented musician and an avid golfer and sports
8fan; he enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, working in his yard, carpentry, and bonfires; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball devoted his life to his family; he was a loving husband,
10father, stepfather, grandfather, and brother; and
11 WHEREAS, he was a faithful member of St. Theodore Catholic Church, where he
12served as a music minister for nearly twenty years; and
13 WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his parents, Riley and Elizabeth Ramon
14Kimball; and his sister, Delia Higgins; and
15 WHEREAS, left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sandy Faulk Kimball; his
16children, Lyndsay, Morgan, Adam, and Andrew; his stepchildren, Amberly Farque and her
17husband Cullen, Trinity Daley, Jacob Daley, Breanna Daley, and Heather Abshire; his step
18grandchildren, Colton James Farque, Louis Bellard, Jeremiah Bellard, and Liam Daley; his
19brothers, Riley Kimball, Jr., and his wife Sharon, Harold Morrell, and Carl Morrell; his
20sister, Judy Morrell; his niece, Katie Stout; his nephew, Josh Kimball; and numerous
21cousins; and
22 WHEREAS, with the death of David Louis Kimball, Louisiana has lost one of her
23finest sons, a man whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark upon Calcasieu Parish
24and the state of Louisiana.
25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
26express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of David Louis Kimball; does
27hereby recognize and record for posterity his extraordinary contributions and
28accomplishments; and does hereby pay tribute to him for the generous and effective way in
29which he dedicated his intelligence and his energy to legal scholarship and justice.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
2to the family of David L. Kimball.
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)]
HCR 124 Original 2016 Regular Session Dwight
Expresses the condolences of the legislature upon the death David L. Kimball.
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