SLS 22RS-4321 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 190
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Bobby Hebert, who served in the Navy during WWII,
upon the celebration of his 100
th
birthday.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Bobby Hebert, a World War II Navy veteran, upon the celebration of his 100th
3 birthday.
4 WHEREAS, D. J. "Bobby" Hebert, a native and lifelong resident of Lafayette,
5 Louisiana, was born August 4, 1922; and
6 WHEREAS, Bobby worked as a boat builder prior to serving as a Seabee in the
7 South Pacific during World War II; and
8 WHEREAS, Bobby returned to Lafayette after the war and continued his work as a
9 boat builder; and
10 WHEREAS, Bobby left the boat building business and partnered with his cousin,
11 Henry Hebert, to grow Top's Woodwork in Lafayette into a well-respected home and
12 commercial building business in Acadiana; and
13 WHEREAS, Bobby continued to build and expand Top's Woodwork until the two
14 cousins retired and sold the business; and
15 WHEREAS, Bobby married the love of his life, Dorothy, and together they had five
16 children: one son and four daughters; and
17 WHEREAS, Bobby enjoys being on the water whether it is to saltwater fish or for
18 an afternoon boat ride.
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SLS 22RS-4321 ORIGINAL
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
2 does hereby commend D. J. "Bobby" Hebert upon the celebration of his 100th birthday.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
4 D. J. "Bobby" Hebert.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Kathy Liberty.
DIGEST
SR 190 Original 2022 Regular Session Cortez
Commends Bobby Hebert upon the celebration of his 100th birthday.
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