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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Charles DiGange on his retirement as headmaster of
Holy Cross School in New Orleans
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Charles DiGange on his retirement as headmaster of Holy Cross School in
3 New Orleans, Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Charles "Charlie" DiGange on his
5retirement as headmaster of Holy Cross School in New Orleans and to recognize
6Mr. DiGange for his unwavering dedication to the student body and the institution; and
7 WHEREAS, Charlie graduated from Holy Cross School in 1964; he returned to Holy
8Cross in 1970 to teach; from 1970 until 1989, he served the school in various capacities,
9including chemistry teacher, religion teacher, junior varsity football coach, summer camp
10director, development director, assistant principal of discipline, and assistant headmaster;
11and
12 WHEREAS, he left Holy Cross to become associate vice president for institutional
13advancement at Loyola University, where he worked from 1989 to 2004; he remained on the
14Holy Cross governing board during many of those fifteen years and returned to Holy Cross
15as headmaster in 2005; and
16 WHEREAS, he is credited with leading the school through its relocation, after
17Hurricane Katrina, from its historic Dauphine Street site in the school's namesake
18neighborhood to its current Paris Avenue address in Gentilly; a significant increase in
19enrollment followed the move; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. DiGange is also credited with establishing the Holy Cross Primary
2School, which made Holy Cross the only Catholic School in the New Orleans area for boys
3from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade; and
4 WHEREAS, Charles DiGange has been a fixture at the school for decades; his
5retirement in June 2017 ended the second-longest tenure of any leader in the history of the
6Catholic school; and
7 WHEREAS, Holy Cross School was a part of Charles DiGange's life for fifty-six
8years; Charlie's passion for Holy Cross was unwavering, and he was a blessing to the school.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
10commend Charles DiGange on his retirement as headmaster of Holy Cross School in New
11Orleans, Louisiana; does hereby recognize this consummate professional for his career of
12dedicated service in the field of education; and does hereby extend best wishes to
13Mr. Charles DiGange for continued success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
15to Charles DiGange.
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)]
HCR 100 Original 2019 Regular Session Garofalo
Commends Charles DiGange on his retirement as headmaster of Holy Cross School in New
Orleans.
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