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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 277
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Paul
Marks, Jr., of Baton Rouge.
WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn
of the death on March 8, 2019, of Paul Marks, Jr., of Baton Rouge; he was seventy-six years
old; and
WHEREAS, the oldest of three children born to Dr. Paul L. and Julian Cohn Marks,
Paul, Jr., rode horses that were stabled by his family at the place in Baton Rouge that is now
Acadian Thruway near the intersection of the underpass and Interstate 10; his high school
days were spent in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, at The Webb School, the oldest, continuously
operating boarding school in the south, where he won the speech contest in his senior year;
and
WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., pledged with Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity during his
matriculation at Louisiana State University, and in 1965, he earned a bachelor's degree in
history; as a member of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Paul cared for the university's mascot,
Mike III, and while he served as the fraternity's representative on LSU's Interfraternity
Council, Paul met Anne Plauche, to whom he pledged his love; the couple celebrated their
fifty-second wedding anniversary in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., attended the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law School, where
he won the Flory Trial competition, was vice chairman of the Moot Court Board, and was
commissioned as a first lieutenant in the ROTC; Paul Marks, Jr., graduated from the LSU
law school in 1969; and
WHEREAS, after he passed his bar exam, Paul fulfilled his military commission with
service in the United States Army, where he was assigned as an instructor at the United
States Army School Europe at the NATO post in Oberammergau, Germany; he also served
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as a prosecuting attorney in Saigon, Vietnam, was promoted to captain, and was awarded the
Bronze Star; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of his military service, during which he served his
country with great valor, Mr. Marks, Jr., joined a Baton Rouge law firm and practiced
insurance defense; he was an adjunct member of the LSU law school faculty from
1978-1983 and was president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association from 1988-1989; when
he retired from practicing law, Paul worked as a mediator; and
WHEREAS, Paul Marks, Jr., treasured the time he spent with his family, and he
made time for travel and vacations with his loved ones; he also enjoyed going to ball games
and fine dining and was an avid golfer and exerciser; left to cherish his memory are his wife
Anne; his sons, Sonny, and his wife Louise, Treanor, and his wife Lisa, and Charles, and his
wife Francine; his grandchildren and step-grandchildren; his brothers, Marion, and his wife
Ginger, and Peter, and his wife Mary Katherine; and many other relatives and friends.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincerest condolences to the family of Paul
Marks, Jr., upon his passing; does hereby offer best hopes for comfort and peace to those
who mourn the loss of this wonderful man; does hereby recognize that his memory shall live
forever in the minds and hearts of all who knew and loved him; and does hereby extend
enduring gratitude for the tremendous pride and honor he brought to his family, friends,
community, state, and nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Anne
Plauche Marks.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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