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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22
BY SENATOR LUNEAU
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Myrna Loy Burnaman Luneau on her 80
th
birthday.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Myrna Loy Burnaman Luneau on the occasion of her eightieth birthday.
3 WHEREAS, Myrna was born on Tuesday, July 5, 1938, to the late Jeffery C.
4 Burnaman and the late Laura Belle Rush, one of four children, including sister Maxie Faye
5 McNeal and brothers Tommy Joe Burnaman and Joseph Michael "Shorty" Burnaman; and
6 WHEREAS, she graduated in 1957 from Buckeye High School in Deville, Louisiana;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Myrna was married to the late Merritt L. "M.L." Luneau Jr., a marriage
9 which existed for forty-five years and to this union two sons were born, Terry Ray Luneau
10 and Senator Wendell Jay Luneau; and
11 WHEREAS, she worked with General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) as
12 a credit representative for twenty years in Alexandria, Louisiana, at Huey P. Long Hospital
13 in Pineville, Louisiana, for five years, beginning as an account clerk I and ending as an
14 account clerk III; and at Central State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana, as an account clerk III
15 and she retired as an account manager I after twenty-five years of service with the state; and
16 WHEREAS, today her family includes Terry Ray Luneau and his wife who have two
17 boys, Nicolas and his wife Jayme; and Zachary and his fiancé Annalise; Senator Wendell
18 Jay Luneau and his wife Carmen who have two children, Merritt and Wendell Jay Jr., many
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1 more children who have been "adopted" along the way; and one great grandchild, Gavin Ray
2 Luneau, who was born on June 29, 2017; and
3 WHEREAS, Myrna has been blessed beyond measure and cherishes spending time
4 with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild; and
5 WHEREAS, Myrna Luneau is a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother
6 and merits a special measure of commendation and recognition for the tremendous pride and
7 honor that she brings to all who know and love her.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
9 does hereby commend Myrna Loy Burnaman Luneau upon the celebration of her eightieth
10 birthday; does hereby recognize and record for posterity the extraordinary life she has lived
11 in the eight decades since her birth; and does hereby extend to her every good wish for
12 health and happiness in the years to come.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
14 Myrna Loy Burnaman Luneau.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 22 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Luneau
Commends Myrna Loy Burnaman Luneau upon the occasion of her 80th birthday.
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