HLS 23RS-3233 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 118
BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, ECHOLS, FISHER, GADBERRY, TRAVIS
JOHNSON, MCFARLAND, MOORE, RISER, AND THOMPSON AND
SENATORS CATHEY, JACKSON, MORRIS, AND WOMACK
CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the legislature on the death of Judge
Jimmy N. Dimos
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Judge Jimmy
3 N. Dimos.
4 WHEREAS, it is with immense sadness and profound regret that the members of the
5Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death, on May 18, 2023, of former speaker of
6the Louisiana House of Representatives and retired 4th Judicial District Court judge, Jimmy
7N. Dimos; and
8 WHEREAS, Jimmy N. Dimos was born on October 18, 1938, and immigrated from
9the Socialist Republic of Macedonia to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1951; he graduated from
10Neville High School in Monroe in 1956 and received a bachelor's degree from the University
11of Louisiana at Monroe in 1960 and a juris doctorate from Tulane University Law School
12in 1963; and
13 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos received admission into the State Bar of Louisiana in 1964
14and joined the McKeithen, Mouser, and McKinley law firm; and
15 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was elected to serve District No. 16 in the Louisiana
16House of Representatives in 1975; he quickly gained a reputation as a reformer in the
17legislature, which led to his selection as speaker of the House in 1988 during the Buddy
18Roemer administration; he was a staunch advocate for trial lawyers in tort reform debates
19and unwaveringly pro-life throughout his twenty-three-year legislative career; he was also
20a dedicated supporter of Tulane University; and
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1 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos resigned from the legislature upon his election to the 4th
2Judicial District following a special election held on March 27, 1999; he served in this
3position until December 31, 2006; in 2017, he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall
4of Fame and the Louisiana Judicial Hall of Fame; and
5 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was affiliated with a number of professional
6organizations, including the Fourth Judicial District Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar
7Association, Louisiana State Law Institute Council, Louisiana District Judges Association,
8and the Employers Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR); and
9 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was also very active with numerous civic organizations
10and held various roles including serving as president of the Monroe Jaycees and vice
11president of the Optimist Club of Greater Monroe; he was also involved with the Home
12Builders Association, Monroe Chamber of Commerce, West Monroe Chamber of
13Commerce, and Monroe Rotary Club; and
14 WHEREAS, Judge Dimos received numerous awards and honors including the
15Jaycee's Outstanding Young Man of the Twin Cities in 1971, the Junior Chamber
16International Senate Golden Arrow Award in 1984, and the Daughters of the American
17Revolution Americanism Medal in 1985; his name was chosen to be on the Honor Wall at
18Ellis Island in 1989; and
19 WHEREAS, Judge Jimmy N. Dimos was a civic-minded individual with numerous
20professional and political accomplishments; he leaves to cherish his memory his wife of
21fifty-eight years, Dale Guilkey Dimos; son, John Nicholas Dimos; daughters, Laura Flynn,
22and her husband Steve, Myra Zeringue, and her husband Guy III, and Christy Jones, and her
23husband Jimmy; grandchildren, George Flynn, Elena Flynn, Eliza Zeringue, Mary Laura
24Zeringue, Paul Zeringue, Adele Zeringue, Casey Jones, and Nicholas Jones; cousin, Tommy
25Crazovich, and his wife Lynn; and sister-in-law, Cindy Ridgway; he will be deeply missed,
26but his legacy of service to the state of Louisiana will be remembered forever.
27 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
28express heartfelt condolences on the death of former speaker of the Louisiana House of
29Representatives and retired 4th Judicial District Court judge, Jimmy N. Dimos; does hereby
30recognize Judge Dimos's inspiring story of success and civil service as an immigrant
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1realizing the American dream in Louisiana; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that his
2family, friends, former colleagues, and loved ones find comfort in their shared memories of
3his inspiring life.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 118 Original 2023 Regular Session Schexnayder
Expresses the condolences of the legislature on the death of former speaker of the La. House
of Representatives and retired 4th Judicial District Court judge, Jimmy N. Dimos.
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