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