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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 21
BY SENATOR CLOUD
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of Dr. Bobbie Deshotel.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the Senate of the
Legislature of Louisiana learned of the death of Dr. Bobbie Deshotel on May 22, 2020, at
age eighty-three; and
WHEREAS, he was a 1954 graduate of Vidrine High School and 1960 graduate of
the LSU Medical School; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel began his practice in 1962 and retired in 2011 just shy of
fifty years of service; and
WHEREAS, at the time of his death, he was serving as the Basile school district
representative on the Evangeline Parish School Board, a position he held for fifty-one years;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel also served as mayor of Basile for six years during the
1960s and as assistant coroner for Evangeline Parish over the years; and
WHEREAS, over time, he was a member of the board of directors of Basile State
Bank, founding member and president of the Louisiana Swine Festival Association, member
of the Basile Athletic Association, team doctor for the Bearcats, little league coach,
scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 76, and a member of the Tyeaux De Basile Hunting Club;
and
WHEREAS, he was a parishioner of St. Augustine Catholic Church with a special
devotion to the Virgin Mary; and
WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by his parents, Adraste and Edmae Guillory
Deshotel; and
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WHEREAS, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and
friend who will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved him, especially his loving wife
of sixty-one years, Joella F. Deshotel; his five loving children, Randall M. Deshotel, Robert
L. Deshotel and wife, Lisa, Cherie D. Frey and husband, Shane, Derek J. Deshotel and wife,
Pegi, and Robin M. Deshotel and wife, Jill; his pride and joy, his fourteen grandchildren,
Sarah D. Johnson, Camille D. Manuel, Allison D. Fontenot, Travis Deshotel, Trevor
Deshotel, Taylor D. George, Cole Frey, Stefan Frey, Hannah Deshotel, Trevor Kratzer,
Taylor Duplichan, Mason Deshotel, Vivian Deshotel, and Isabella Deshotel; and fifteen
great-great-grandchildren as well as extended family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel was a physician, public servant, and civic leader who
embodied integrity, courtesy, and kindness; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel was a generous man blessed with an abundance of skills,
and he leaves a rich and unique legacy of providing health care, public service, and civic
leadership to his community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its condolences to the family of Dr. Bobbie Deshotel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
wife, Joella F. Deshotel.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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