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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 40
BY SENATOR JOHNS
CONDOLENCES. Express condolences upon the death of Daniel Phillip Ieyoub.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 passing of Daniel Phillip Ieyoub.
4 WHEREAS, it is with profound sadness the we have learned of the passing of Daniel
5 Phillip Ieyoub on April 19, 2017, at the age of 82; and
6 WHEREAS, Daniel Phillip Ieyoub, a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was the son
7 of Phillip and Virginia Ieyoub and brother of former attorney general and current
8 commissioner of conservation Richard P. Ieyoub; and
9 WHEREAS, Daniel Ieyoub and his wife, Ursula, are the proud parents of six
10 children, Michael, Mark, David, Kristen, Timothy, and Jonathan, and nineteen
11 grandchildren; and
12 WHEREAS, Daniel Ieyoub was a graduate of Lake Charles High School, and a 1956
13 graduate of McNeese State University majoring in history and english, earned a master's
14 degree in Administration and Supervision from Louisiana State University, and received his
15 30+ from McNeese; and
16 WHEREAS, while a student at McNeese State University, Daniel's love of the arts
17 was evident as he participated in student productions of Brigadoon, The Student Prince, and
18 The Red Mill; and
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1 WHEREAS, in 1957 Mr. Ieyoub began his teaching career in DeQuincy serving as
2 a classroom teacher at Central School, Pearl Watson, and Lake Charles High School from
3 1958 to 1971 until he became assistant principal at Lake Charles High School and then
4 principal of that school from 1980 to 1983; and
5 WHEREAS, from 1984 to 1991, Daniel was principal at St. Louis Catholic High
6 School in Lake Charles, and upon completion of his tenure there he became academic
7 advisor at McNeese State University from 1991 to 2008; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Ieyoub was inducted into the St. Louis Catholic High School Hall
9 of Fame on March 24, 2011, as one who represented the principles of the gospel, dedication
10 to humanity, reputation within the community, and service to the school; and
11 WHEREAS, Daniel Ieyoub served the larger academic and arts community of Lake
12 Charles as a member and past president of the McNeese State University Alumni
13 Association, as past president of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Catholic School
14 Board, as a member of the Retired Teachers of Calcasieu Parish, as board member and
15 treasurer of the Louisiana College Academic Advisors Association, as a lifetime member of
16 the Cathedral Choir and former member of the Pastoral Council at the Cathedral of the
17 Immaculate Conception, as a member of the board and president of the Artists Civic Theater
18 and Studio, as a board member of the Arts and Humanities Council, and president of the
19 Outriders (retired members of the McNeese faculty and staff); and
20 WHEREAS, a tireless advocate of the importance of education and the arts, Daniel
21 Ieyoub was also involved in the activities of the Salvation Army serving as a member of the
22 Salvation Army Board of Advisors and publicity chairman of their eighth annual Empty
23 Bowl fundraiser, "Soup, Soap and Salvation"; and
24 WHEREAS, he also served meals to the homeless and shut-ins, spearheaded
25 charitable fundraisers as Autism/Elvis, performed with the Liberty Belles at local nursing
26 homes, and volunteered at the Cathedral parish office; and
27 WHEREAS, Daniel was an extraordinary man, compassionate, committed, and
28 dedicated to his God, his family, and the community in which he lived; and
29 WHEREAS, a loving, devoted, and dedicated husband, committed father, cherished
30 grandfather, son, brother, relative, and friend, Daniel Ieyoub left an indelible mark upon his
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1 community and the lives of all those who knew him.
2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
3 does hereby express sincere condolences to the family of Daniel Phillip Ieyoub on the
4 occasion of his passing.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
6 family of Daniel Phillip Ieyoub.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Thomas L. Tyler.
DIGEST
SR 40 Original 2017 Regular Session Johns
Expresses condolences to the family of Daniel Phillip Ieyoub on the occasion of his passing.
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