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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 93
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Debra Jean
Robinson.
WHEREAS, it was with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Louisiana House of Representatives learned of the death of Debra Jean Robinson.
WHEREAS, Ms. Robinson was born on October 6, 1956, in Monroe, to Lovie D.
Robinson and Morgan Robinson; and
WHEREAS, in 1975, she graduated from Austin Senior High School in Chicago,
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Robinson accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at New
Morning Star Baptist Church; in 2010, she became a member of New Philadelphia Baptist
Church, where she remained a faithful and dedicated member until her death; and
WHEREAS, she was employed by the Morehouse Parish School Board and by the
Morehouse Parish Council on Aging, Incorporated; and
WHEREAS, she was preceded in death by her mother; her grandparents; and her
brother, Edgar Charles Jimerson; and
WHEREAS, left to cherish her memory are her father, Morgan Robinson; her lovely
daughters, Nicole Ivy and Ashley Robinson; her grandchildren, Jasmine Ivy and Turon Ivy,
Jr.; her sisters, Evelyn Robinson and Sharon R. Jimerson Davis; her uncles, James Jimerson
and Edward Swygert; her aunts, Clara Bell Miller and Catherine Rogers; her great-uncle,
Grady Murphy; her great-aunt, Valena Ray; her nieces and nephews, Edgar Rachaud
Jimerson, Malik Davis, and Ashani Davis; her godchildren, Nitisha Jones, Brian Jones, and
Charles Walker; and a host of extended family members and friends; and
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WHEREAS, the death of Debra Jean Robinson has left a tremendous void in her
community and has created a genuine sense of sorrow in the many citizens whose lives she
touched.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the
death of Debra Jean Robinson and does hereby extend enduring gratitude for the tremendous
pride and honor that she will forever bring to her family, friends, and community and to the
state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the family of Debra Jean Robinson.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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