HLS 19RS-2897 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 277
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Paul Marks, Jr.
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Paul
3 Marks, Jr., of Baton Rouge.
4 WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn
5of the death on March 8, 2019, of Paul Marks, Jr., of Baton Rouge; he was seventy-six years
6old; and
7 WHEREAS, the oldest of three children born to Dr. Paul L. and Julian Cohn Marks,
8Paul, Jr., rode horses that were stabled by his family at the place in Baton Rouge that is now
9Acadian Thruway near the intersection of the underpass and Interstate 10; his high school
10days were spent in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, at The Webb School, the oldest, continuously
11operating boarding school in the south, where he won the speech contest in his senior year;
12and
13 WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., pledged with Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity during his
14matriculation at Louisiana State University, and in 1965, he earned a bachelor's degree in
15history; as a member of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Paul cared for the university's mascot,
16Mike III, and while he served as the fraternity's representative on LSU's Interfraternity
17Council, Paul met Anne Plauche, to whom he pledged his love; the couple celebrated their
18fifty-second wedding anniversary in 2018; and
19 WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., attended the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law School, where
20he won the Flory Trial competition, was vice chairman of the Moot Court Board, and was
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1commissioned as a first lieutenant in the ROTC; Paul Marks, Jr., graduated from the LSU
2law school in 1969; and
3 WHEREAS, after he passed his bar exam, Paul fulfilled his military commission with
4service in the United States Army, where he was assigned as an instructor at the United
5States Army School Europe at the NATO post in Oberammergau, Germany; he also served
6as a prosecuting attorney in Saigon, Vietnam, was promoted to captain, and was awarded the
7Bronze Star; and
8 WHEREAS, upon completion of his military service, during which he served his
9country with great valor, Mr. Marks, Jr., joined a Baton Rouge law firm and practiced
10insurance defense; he was an adjunct member of the LSU law school faculty from
111978-1983 and was president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association from 1988-1989; when
12he retired from practicing law, Paul worked as a mediator; and
13 WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., treasured the time he spent with his family, and he
14made time for travel and vacations with his loved ones; he also enjoyed going to ball games
15and fine dining and was an avid golfer and exerciser; left to cherish his memory are his wife
16Anne, his sons, Sonny, and his wife Louise, Treanor, and his wife Lisa, and Charles, and his
17wife Francine; his grandchildren and step-grandchildren; his brothers, Marion, and his wife
18Ginger, and Peter, and his wife Mary Katherine; and many other relatives and friends.
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
20Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincerest condolences to the family of Paul
21Marks, Jr., upon his passing; does hereby offer best hopes for comfort and peace to those
22who mourn the loss of this wonderful man; does hereby recognize that his memory shall live
23forever in the minds and hearts of all who knew and loved him; and does hereby extend
24enduring gratitude for the tremendous pride and honor he brought to his family, friends,
25community, state, and nation.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Anne
27Plauche Marks.
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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 277 Original 2019 Regular Session Foil
Expresses condolences on the death of Paul Marks, Jr.
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