SLS 19RS-529 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 76
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Milton Vance Linder.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 death of Milton Vance Linder.
4 WHEREAS, Milton Vance Linder, lovingly known as "Fox", the "White Shadow",
5 "Coach", and "Big" was born March 6, 1940, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, and spent his
6 childhood in Franklin Parish; and
7 WHEREAS, he developed an early passion for basketball and in 1959, earned a place
8 on the Louisiana State Championship basketball team and was named the Louisiana High
9 School Athletic Association Most Valuable Player; and
10 WHEREAS, upon graduating Fort Necessity High School in 1960, he attended
11 Northeast Louisiana State College on a basketball scholarship; and
12 WHEREAS, while in college he discovered his passion for education and earned a
13 master's degree in educational leadership; and
14 WHEREAS, he began his career at Ogden High School in 1962, where he taught and
15 coached for eight years; and
16 WHEREAS, in 1970, Milton moved to Delhi High School, where he coached
17 football, basketball, and golf, earning a string of victories and being named the 1974
18 Louisiana Coach of the Year; and
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1 WHEREAS, a man of many talents and abilities, his career continued to blossom
2 when in 1970 he was appointed principal of Delhi Elementary School, a position he would
3 serve in for over twenty years, and during which time he was an important voice in the
4 Louisiana Association of School Executives as well as the Louisiana Association of
5 Principals, where he served as president; and
6 WHEREAS, he was an active member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Delhi
7 Jaycees, Lion's Club, and the Northeast Louisiana Livestock Association Livestock Show,
8 where he served as president from 1997 to 2016, and was a member of the Richland Parish
9 Police Jury; and
10 WHEREAS, a devout and humble Christian, Milton was a faithful member of Dehli
11 First Baptist Church where he enjoyed singing in the choir and working with youth and his
12 men's group for over fifty years; and
13 WHEREAS, he left this earth to be with his Heavenly Father on March 29, 2019; and
14 WHEREAS, a true friend and a loving father, husband, and brother, Milton Vance
15 Linder will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
17 does hereby express sincere condolences upon the death of Milton Vance Linder.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
19 family of Milton Vance Linder.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
SR 76 Original 2019 Regular Session Thompson
Expresses condolences upon the death of Milton Vance Linder.
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