ENROLLED 2017 Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 220 BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, AMEDEE, ANDERS, ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BISHOP, BOUIE, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY, CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, CROMER, DANAHAY, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER, GUINN, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY, HENSGENS, HILFERTY, HILL, HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HORTON, HOWARD, HUNTER, HUVAL, IVEY, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER, LEOPOLD, LYONS, MACK, MAGEE, MARCELLE, MARINO, MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MORENO, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, NORTON, PEARSON, PIERRE, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON, SMITH, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, STOKES, TALBOT, THIBAUT, THOMAS, WHITE, AND ZERINGUE A RESOLUTION To commend the Honorable John M. Schroder, Sr., and to express enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to District No. 77 and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. WHEREAS, John Schroder is a public servant whose excellence as a state representative has merited his reelection to office twice since his initial election in 2007, and he has fully used every opportunity to serve the citizens of his district and the state in an honorable and dedicated manner; and WHEREAS, Representative Schroder graduated from East Jefferson High School, received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Southeastern Louisiana University, and is a businessman and a veteran of the United States Army; and WHEREAS, sworn in on January 14, 2008, Representative Schroder, who is a member of the Louisiana Republican Delegation, has served with great diligence as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, which he also chaired, the Special Committee on Military Page 1 of 2 HR NO. 220 ENROLLED and Veterans Affairs, the House Executive Committee, the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure, the House Committee on Education, and the Subcommittee on Business Development of the House Committee on Appropriations; and WHEREAS, as chairman of the Postsecondary Education Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, Representative Schroder has provided highly effective leadership as this subcommittee has worked with steadfast determination under his direction to address the challenging fiscal issues facing postsecondary education in the state today; and WHEREAS, as he prepares to begin the next exciting and productive chapter of his life, Representative Schroder merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular contributions as an exceptional member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana hereby commends the Honorable John M. Schroder, Sr.; hereby extends honor and recognition to him for his outstanding accomplishments, particularly during his tenure as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, which has been marked by his uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of his constituents in District No. 77 and the citizens of the state of Louisiana; and hereby pays tribute to him for the generous and effective way in which he has dedicated his intelligence and his energy to the service of his family, friends, community, and state. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted to John M. Schroder, Sr. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 2 of 2