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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 129
BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON AND NORTON
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Frank Levingston
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Frank
3 Levingston.
4 WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn
5of the passing on May 3, 2016, of Frank Levingston, at the extraordinary age of one hundred
6ten years; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Levingston was born in 1905 in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, to Frank
8and Ida Levingston; he was one of seven children gifted to the Levingston household; and
9 WHEREAS, both of Frank Levingston's parents passed before he reached his teen
10years, but along with his siblings, Frank helped to maintain some two hundred acres of land;
11that land remains in the family to this day; and
12 WHEREAS, Frank Levingston answered the call of duty in service to his country;
13in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army with the rank of private and was assigned as an
14automobile serviceman; he served during the Allied Invasion of Italy and was honorably
15discharged, and prior to his passing, he was the oldest living World War II veteran; and
16 WHEREAS, after leaving the military, Mr. Levingston became a union worker and
17specialized in cement finishing; and
18 WHEREAS, Frank Levingston lived through much change and growth in his one
19hundred ten years on Earth; he suffered in the Great Depression and the Jim Crow era, yet
20he was privileged to witness the inception of racial and gender equality in the United States;
21and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Levingston traveled to Rome, Italy, and to Mecca; he received and
2accepted an invitation for the trip of a lifetime to the White House in November 2015 as a
3member of the Austin, Texas, Honor's Flight group; and
4 WHEREAS, such a long life is worthy of salutation and commendation, and although
5the family and friends of Frank Levingston will mourn his loss, their lives were greatly
6enriched by his passing their way; each will share fond recollections of the life and times of
7Frank Levingston, an American patriot, a world traveler, and a proud member of the
8exclusive Louisiana centenarian club, now gone to his eternal rest.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
10Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend sincerest condolences on the passing of Frank
11Levingston and does hereby express hopes for his family and friends to find peace at his
12departure.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
14to the family of Frank Levingston.
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 129 Original 2016 Regular Session Jefferson
Expresses condolences upon the passing of 110-year-old Frank Levingston.
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