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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 85
BY SENATORS WALSWORTH AND FANNIN AND REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Alton Ralph "Red" Sims on his many years of public service.
WHEREAS, Alton Ralph "Red" Sims, a lifelong resident of Calhoun, Louisiana, was
born on August 26, 1920, and has devoted his long and stellar career fighting to provide the
best education possible for his community; and
WHEREAS, his love for children and passion for education led him to decide early
in life to become a teacher, and for many years he instilled in his students the values of
discipline, hard work, and dedication; and
WHEREAS, over the arc of his long career, he would also be a coach and a principal,
instilling all the same values to countless children in Ouachita Parish, who affectionately
remember Mr. Sims; and
WHEREAS, in 1987, he ran to represent the people of District C on the Ouachita
Parish School Board and he has since served a remarkable eight consecutive terms on that
board; and
WHEREAS, during his thirty-year tenure, he has been instrumental in facilitating the
renovation of every school in the Ouachita Parish school system, played a vital part in
passing several bond issues, oversaw the construction of nine new schools in the past
seventeen years, and fought to insure that the children received the highest quality education
possible; and
WHEREAS, he was also instrumental in the construction of the West Ouachita High
School football stadium, and because of his unwavering dedication to the project and his
passionate service to the people of his community, the school board unanimously voted in
2004, to name the stadium the A.R. "Red" Sims Stadium in his honor; and
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WHEREAS, his lifetime of achievements and many years of dedicated service to
enhancing the lives of the people of Ouachita Parish and the state have made Alton Ralph
"Red" Sims a pillar of the community and a role model to be followed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Alton Ralph "Red" Sims on his many years of public service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Alton
Ralph "Red" Sims.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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