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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Margie Whatley on her ninetieth birthday
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Margie Whatley upon the momentous occasion of her ninetieth birthday.
3 WHEREAS, Margie Fae Butler Whatley was born on June 7, 1928, in Jena,
4Louisiana, to Benjamin and Isalee Corley Butler and is celebrating her ninetieth birthday on
5June 7, 2018; and
6 WHEREAS, a lifelong Louisiana resident, Mrs. Whatley graduated from Trout
7Goodpine High School and married Isaac E. Whatley, Jr.; and
8 WHEREAS, after earning clerical and administrative certifications through
9vocational training in Ferriday, Louisiana, Mrs. Whatley worked for the Natchez Area
10Chamber of Commerce; she later worked for, and retired from, Georgia Pacific in Port
11Hudson, Louisiana; and
12 WHEREAS, a lifelong learner, she pursued software training and returned to work
13at Louisiana State University's School of Education; Mrs. Whatley was ever-active in
14professional women's organizations; and
15 WHEREAS, Margie is the loving mother of the late Dorthice Whatley Clary, the late
16Clarnce Garvin Whatley, Dennise Whatley Huffman, and Delene Whatley Rawls; she is the
17grandmother of Kari Clary Thomas, Christopher Whatley, Chad Whatley, Martin Bijou, Sara
18Brannon, Rachel Lautigar, and Roman Rawls; she is the proud great-grandmother of Ashton,
19Larsen, and Jackson Thomas and Noah and Joseph Whatley; and
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1 WHEREAS, she has resided in Monroe since 2004; Mrs. Whatley is a member of
2Bastrop United Pentecostal Church and has also attended First United Pentecostal Church
3of Baton Rouge and Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church of Zachary; and
4 WHEREAS, Mrs. Whatley is one of Louisiana's finest daughters, and her ninetieth
5birthday is a joyous event that deserves heartfelt congratulations.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
7Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Margie Whatley upon the momentous
8occasion of her ninetieth birthday; does hereby record for posterity the extraordinary life she
9has lived as a businesswoman, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; and does
10hereby extend to her every good wish for health and happiness in the years to come.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
12to Margie Whatley.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 16 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Jackson
Commends Margie Whatley upon the celebration of her 90th birthday.
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