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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 138
BY SENATOR JOHNS
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Della Gary for sixty years of dedicated service at the CITGO
Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex.
WHEREAS, Payroll Supervisor Della Gary celebrates her sixtieth service
anniversary at the CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex on May 25, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a native of Iowa, Louisiana, Della began her career at the CITGO Lake
Charles Refinery as a mail clerk in 1956 delivering mail to office and field personnel on a
daily basis; and
WHEREAS, just six months later, she was promoted to a payroll clerk where she
manually imported information from timecards for an appropriate tally for employee
paychecks; and
WHEREAS, Della was elevated to Payroll Supervisor in 1980 and has been in that
position since then; and
WHEREAS, for six decades, Della has shown her dedication, accuracy, and work
ethic in the Payroll Division and is currently the longest serving CITGO employee on record;
and
WHEREAS, Della has witnessed the transition from typewriters being used to
manually type checks to the use of computers and check printers to no checks-direct deposit
and the change from manual input of employee time for payroll purposes to an automated
system; and
WHEREAS, Della Gary was recognized at CITGO for her efforts at LCMC during
the aftermath of Hurricane Rita during which period Della and her department lived in
FEMA trailers referenced as "Ritaville" onsite for two weeks to ensure work hours were
being recorded and payroll could be processed; and
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WHEREAS, in 2015, Della was featured in the book and video documentary, "The
Forgotten Storm" that CITGO Lake Charles produced about its story during Hurricane Rita;
and
WHEREAS, Della was nominated by her peers in 2013 as a CITGO Presidential
Award recipient and was honored with the award at a special awards celebration at the
CITGO Corporate Headquarters in Houston, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Della's tenure at CITGO is a remarkable accomplishment which not
only inspires others to strive for long-term dedication, but she also sets the example of a
superior commitment to excellence and work ethics for which she is highly esteemed by her
peers and dearly loved at CITGO.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Della Gary for sixty years of dedicated service at
the CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Della
Gray.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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