2020 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
BY SENATORS BARROW, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BERNARD, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE,
CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK, CORTEZ, FESI, FIELDS,
FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, JOHNS,
LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MCMATH, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS,
MIZELL, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT, TARVER,
WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of two-year-old Azariah Christien Thomas.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death of Azariah Christien
Thomas, age two, on October 15, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Azariah Christien Thomas was born on July 4, 2018, in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, he is survived by his father, Vincent Hutchinson Jr. and fiancée,
Lacuria Warner; his mother, Lo'Quishia Thomas; grandparents, Vincent and Carol
Hutchinson; great-grandfather, Lindbergh Kaglear; great-grandmother, Geraldine
Hutchinson; uncles, Lindbergh (April) Williams, Bryant (Ashley) Kaglear, and Brandon
Hutchinson; aunts, Beverly (Courtland) Bassett, Atiyeah Hutchinson, and Destiny Barrow;
cousins, Adriana and Lindbergh Williams II, Courtland Jr., Connor and Charlee Bassett, and
his best bud, Jordan Lee Kaglear; great-uncle, Michael Hutchinson; great-aunts, Shelia
(Donald) Tezano, Sheron (Ronald) Norman, Jackie (Edward) Williams, and Beverly Ann
Harris; and
WHEREAS, the tragic loss of Azariah Christien Thomas is magnified by the fact that
we are only left to imagine the contributions he might have made to the world that he left
so soon; and
WHEREAS, the loss of Azariah Christien Thomas has left a tremendous void in his
family and community and has created a genuine sense of sorrow in the hearts of the many
lives he touched in his short but meaningful two years of life.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of two-year-old
Azariah Christien Thomas and does hereby recognize and record for posterity the wonderful
blessing that he was in the lives of his family and friends.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
parents, Vincent Hutchinson Jr. and Lo'Quishia Thomas.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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