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