SLS 20RS-719 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 41
BY SENATOR REESE
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Captain Scotty V. McCloud.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 death of retired Louisiana State Police Captain, Scotty V. McCloud of Leesville,
4 Louisiana.
5 WHEREAS, Scotty V. McCloud was born to Archie and Beulah McCloud in
6 Leesville, Louisiana, on November 20, 1939, and he died on March 6, 2020, at the age of
7 eighty; and
8 WHEREAS, Scotty V. McCloud graduated from Leesville High School in 1957 at
9 the age of seventeen and he sought employment with the Leesville City Police, starting as
10 a radio operator; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. McCloud advanced through the ranks and became a Leesville City
12 Police Officer, where he remained in that capacity until 1960; and
13 WHEREAS, in 1960, Scotty McCloud began his career with the Louisiana State
14 Police, Troop H, Leesville, Louisiana, as a state trooper, and he attained the ranks of
15 sergeant, and later, lieutenant; and
16 WHEREAS, on January 5, 1979, Scotty McCloud was promoted to captain and he
17 remained a state police captain until his retirement on December 30, 1986 after more than
18 twenty-six years of dedicated and extraordinary service with the state police; and
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SLS 20RS-719 ORIGINAL
1 WHEREAS, after his retirement from law enforcement, Scotty McCloud was hired
2 by Temple-Inland Wood Products of Beaumont, Texas, as a purchasing agent from 1986
3 until 1990, when he ended his active employment years; and
4 WHEREAS, Scotty McCloud enjoyed the hobbies of fishing and hunting, but his
5 greatest satisfaction and enjoyment came from sharing time with family and friends; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. McCloud was predeceased by his parents, his first wife, Alice, and
7 their daughter, Kathy McClelland; and
8 WHEREAS, Scotty McCloud leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of eighteen
9 years, Lou McCloud, daughter Christi Bolton, two stepsons, and ten adoring grandchildren
10 whom he adored as well; and
11 WHEREAS, after a lifetime of service in law enforcement and of love and sharing
12 with his family and friends, Scotty McCloud left his earthly labors, leaving his family and
13 friends to celebrate his life and to hold fast to their wonderful memories of him.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
15 does hereby express sincere condolences upon the death of retired Louisiana State Police
16 Captain, Scotty V. McCloud of Leesville, Louisiana.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
18 Mrs. Lou McCloud of Leesville, Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SR 41 Original 2020 Regular Session Reese
Expresses condolences upon the death of retired Louisiana State Police Captain, Scotty V.
McCloud of Leesville, Louisiana.
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