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2020 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 60
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Dr. Bobbie
Deshotel.
WHEREAS, Dr. Bobbie Deshotel passed away at eighty-three years old on Friday,
May 22, 2020, with his family by his side; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel was a member of the Vidrine High School class of 1954
and a 1960 graduate of the Louisiana State University Medical School; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel began his medical practice in 1962 and maintained the
practice for nearly fifty years until his retirement in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel was an incredible public servant throughout his life; at the
time of his passing, he was serving in his fifty-first year as a member of the Evangeline
Parish School Board; he also served, for six years in the 1960s, as the mayor of Basile, was
a member of the board of directors for the Basile State Bank, served as assistant coroner for
Evangeline Parish, and was a founding member and president of the Louisiana Swine
Festival Association; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel was a parishioner of St. Augustine Catholic Church and
had a special devotion to the Virgin Mary; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years, Joella
F. Deshotel; his children, Randall M. Deshotel, Robert L. Deshotel, and his wife Lisa, Cherie
D. Frey, and her husband Shane, Derek J. Deshotel, and his wife Pegi, and Robin M.
Deshotel, and his wife Jill; fourteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and many
other family members and friends; and
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WHEREAS, Dr. Deshotel will be remembered as a loving husband, father,
grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend and will be dearly missed by all who knew and
loved him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express heartfelt condolences on the death of
Dr. Bobbie Deshotel; does hereby thank Dr. Deshotel for his service to the community of
Basile, Evangeline Parish, and the state of Louisiana; and does hereby extend sincere hopes
and wishes that his family finds comfort during this time of loss.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Dr. Bobbie Deshotel.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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