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