SLS 17RS-1976 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences on the passing of Dorothy Perot Cahee.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
3 Louisiana upon the death of Dorothy Perot Cahee.
4 WHEREAS, it is with great sadness that the citizens and the Senate of the Legislature
5 of Louisiana have learned of the death of Dorothy Perot Cahee on March 28, 2017, at the age
6 of ninety-one; and
7 WHEREAS, the life of Dorothy Perot Cahee was honored and celebrated at funeral
8 services on Saturday, April 8, 2017, conducted by Father Labbe at St. Anthony's Catholic
9 Church and the Interment was at Calvary Cemetery; and
10 WHEREAS, Dorothy retired from University Medical Center after working thirty
11 committed and devoted years as a nurse aide; and
12 WHEREAS, Dorothy demonstrated a record of service, sacrifice, and excellence to
13 her family as a loving wife to her late husband Walter Cahee Jr.; dedicated daughter to her
14 late parents Antoine Perot and Rose Narcisse Perot; a devoted mother to her late daughters
15 Linda Cahee Robertson, Cheryl Cahee Constantine and Sandra Cahee; a wonderful sister to
16 her late sisters: Indiana Thomas and Grace Despanie; and her late brothers: Joseph, Paul
17 Chester and Antoine Perot, but she leaves behind to cherish her loving memories, a large and
18 loving family including daughters: Deborah (Harold) Mitchell, Becky Cahee, and Vanessa
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1 Cahee, who was also her caregiver; sons: Walter Cahee III, Ronald (Regina) Cahee, Steve
2 (Helen) Cahee, Craig Cahee, Bryan Cahee, and Gerald (Gina) Cahee; sisters in law: Maude
3 Alexander and Ruth Perot; and her special niece: Betty Thomas; twenty-six grandchildren,
4 thirty-nine great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives and
5 close friends who all knew Dorothy's love of family and friends was of the utmost
6 importance in her life; and
7 WHEREAS, throughout her life and career Dorothy Perot Cahee remained humble,
8 kind, generous, and spiritually grounded, which was a major part of her success as well as
9 the success and happiness of all those who were honored to have known her; and
10 WHEREAS, because of her numerous accomplishments in public and private life,
11 Dorothy Perot Cahee's passing has left a void in her community and in her state and has
12 created a genuine sense of profound sorrow in her friends and family; and
13 WHEREAS, the success of our state, the strength of our communities, and the overall
14 vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon hardworking, women like
15 Dorothy Perot Cahee.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
17 does hereby acknowledge with gratitude the outstanding service and many accomplishments
18 of Dorothy Perot Cahee, and extend sincere condolences to her family on the occasion of her
19 passing.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
21 family of Dorothy Perot Cahee.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
SR 134 Original 2017 Regular Session Boudreaux
Expresses condolences upon the death of Dorothy Perot Cahee.
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