SLS 20RS-2096 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
BY SENATOR SMITH
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Louisiana State
Senator Ron Landry.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
3 Louisiana upon the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron"
4 Landry.
5 WHEREAS, it is with sincere regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
6 Senate of the Louisiana Legislature have learned of the death of former Louisiana State
7 Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry on May 24, 2020, after an extended illness at age
8 seventy-six; and
9 WHEREAS, Senator Landry was a native of Thibodaux, and upon graduation from
10 the LSU Law Center, established a law practice and residence in LaPlace, Louisiana, where
11 he and his wife, Mary Ellen Landry Shiflett, raised their two children, Benton and Lauryn;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Senator Landry was elected to the state senate, representing District 19
14 on his first ever run for political office in 1975; and
15 WHEREAS, he was subsequently re-elected five times, serving the citizens of
16 Louisiana for twenty-four years; and
17 WHEREAS, while serving as Senate parliamentarian, Senator Landry was known
18 as a stickler for Senate rules and he developed a reputation for fully reading all bills
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1 considered by the Senate; and
2 WHEREAS, Senator Landry was well known as a champion of the working man and
3 an especially strong advocate of commercial fishermen; and
4 WHEREAS, he also was successful in changing the way the state of Louisiana
5 treated handicapped students, including the hearing impaired, through numerous pieces of
6 legislation he authored; and
7 WHEREAS, Senator Landry developed an uncanny expertise in transportation
8 matters and public works projects as the longtime chairman of the Senate Committee on
9 Transportation, Highways and Public Works; and
10 WHEREAS, Senator Landry is survived by his son Benton Landry of North Carolina
11 and daughter Lauryn Landry Schenker and her husband Chris Schenker of Mandeville along
12 with three grandchildren Khalen Landry, Brooklyn Schenker, and Christian Schenker, as
13 well as siblings David Landry and his wife Laurie of Perdido Key, Forida, Dr. Barry Landry
14 and his wife Debbie of Thibodaux, and Alice Landry Champagne of Luling; and
15 WHEREAS, the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry
16 has left a tremendous void in his community and has created a genuine sense of sorrow in
17 the many individuals who mourn his passing.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
19 does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of former Louisiana
20 State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry and does hereby extend posthumous honor and
21 recognition to Senator Landry for his legacy to his family, community, and the Louisiana
22 State Senate.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
24 family of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SR 67 Original 2020 Regular Session Smith
Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron"
Landry.
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