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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
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of David Louis Kimball.
WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Legislature of Louisiana learned of the death of David Louis Kimball on Tuesday, May 3,
2016, at the age of sixty-one; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Lake
Charles for more than thirty years; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Mandeville High School, Mr. Kimball also graduated
from Southeastern University, where he received a bachelor's degree in history, and the
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center; and
WHEREAS, after receiving his juris doctorate, Mr. Kimball began his thirty-three-
year career with the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office; he served under the
administrations of district attorneys Leonard Knapp, Richard Ieyoub, Rick Bryant, and John
DeRosier; and
WHEREAS, he served as an assistant district attorney with great pride and honor in
many divisions; he served as the misdemeanor section chief and a felony prosecutor; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, Mr. Kimball was promoted to chief felony prosecutor, and in
his years of service he prosecuted every type of criminal case; he ultimately rose to the
position of administrative first assistant district attorney to help with the management and
direction of the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was highly respected among his peers; he enjoyed teaching
and mentoring countless young attorneys, as well as teaching law enforcement officers at
the Southwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Training Academy; and
WHEREAS, he placed great importance in helping those with mental health
challenges, and he helped found the Fourteenth Judicial District Mental Health Court, which
offers offenders with mental health issues the opportunity for rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball was also a talented musician and an avid golfer and sports
fan; he enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, working in his yard, carpentry, and bonfires; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kimball devoted his life to his family; he was a loving husband,
father, stepfather, grandfather, and brother; and
WHEREAS, he was a faithful member of St. Theodore Catholic Church, where he
served as a music minister for nearly twenty years; and
WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his parents, Riley and Elizabeth Ramon
Kimball; and his sister, Delia Higgins; and
WHEREAS, left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sandy Faulk Kimball; his
children, Lyndsay, Morgan, Adam, and Andrew; his stepchildren, Amberly Farque and her
husband Cullen, Trinity Daley, Jacob Daley, Breanna Daley, and Heather Abshire; his step
grandchildren, Colton James Farque, Louis Bellard, Jeremiah Bellard, and Liam Daley; his
brothers, Riley Kimball, Jr., and his wife Sharon, Harold Morrell, and Carl Morrell; his
sister, Judy Morrell; his niece, Katie Stout; his nephew, Josh Kimball; and numerous
cousins; and
WHEREAS, with the death of David Louis Kimball, Louisiana has lost one of her
finest sons, a man whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark upon Calcasieu Parish
and the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of David Louis Kimball; does
hereby recognize and record for posterity his extraordinary contributions and
accomplishments; and does hereby pay tribute to him for the generous and effective way in
which he dedicated his intelligence and his energy to legal scholarship and justice.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of David L. Kimball.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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