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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, FOIL, JACKSON, MORRIS, PEACOCK, AND WOMACK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Judge Jimmy
N. Dimos.
WHEREAS, it is with immense sadness and profound regret that the members of the
Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death, on May 18, 2023, of former speaker of
the Louisiana House of Representatives and retired 4th Judicial District Court judge, Jimmy
N. Dimos; and
WHEREAS, Jimmy N. Dimos was born on October 18, 1938, and immigrated from
the Socialist Republic of Macedonia to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1951; he graduated from
Neville High School in Monroe in 1956 and received a bachelor's degree from the University
of Louisiana at Monroe in 1960 and a juris doctorate from Tulane University Law School
in 1963; and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos received admission into the State Bar of Louisiana in 1964
and joined the McKeithen, Mouser, and McKinley law firm; and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was elected to serve District No. 16 in the Louisiana
House of Representatives in 1975; he quickly gained a reputation as a reformer in the
legislature, which led to his selection as speaker of the House in 1988 during the Buddy
Roemer administration; he was a staunch advocate for trial lawyers in tort reform debates
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and unwaveringly pro-life throughout his twenty-three-year legislative career; he was also
a dedicated supporter of Tulane University; and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos resigned from the legislature upon his election to the 4th
Judicial District following a special election held on March 27, 1999; he served in this
position until December 31, 2006; in 2017, he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall
of Fame and the Louisiana Judicial Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was affiliated with a number of professional
organizations, including the Fourth Judicial District Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar
Association, Louisiana State Law Institute Council, Louisiana District Judges Association,
and the Employers Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR); and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos was also very active with numerous civic organizations
and held various roles including serving as president of the Monroe Jaycees and vice
president of the Optimist Club of Greater Monroe; he was also involved with the Home
Builders Association, Monroe Chamber of Commerce, West Monroe Chamber of
Commerce, and Monroe Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, Judge Dimos received numerous awards and honors including the
Jaycee's Outstanding Young Man of the Twin Cities in 1971, the Junior Chamber
International Senate Golden Arrow Award in 1984, and the Daughters of the American
Revolution Americanism Medal in 1985; his name was chosen to be on the Honor Wall at
Ellis Island in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Judge Jimmy N. Dimos was a civic-minded individual with numerous
professional and political accomplishments; he leaves to cherish his memory his wife of
fifty-eight years, Dale Guilkey Dimos; son, John Nicholas Dimos; daughters, Laura Flynn,
and her husband Steve, Myra Zeringue, and her husband Guy III, and Christy Jones, and her
husband Jimmy; grandchildren, George Flynn, Elena Flynn, Eliza Zeringue, Mary Laura
Zeringue, Paul Zeringue, Adele Zeringue, Casey Jones, and Nicholas Jones; cousin, Tommy
Crazovich, and his wife Lynn; and sister-in-law, Cindy Ridgway; he will be deeply missed,
but his legacy of service to the state of Louisiana will be remembered forever.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express heartfelt condolences on the death of former speaker of the Louisiana House of
Representatives and retired 4th Judicial District Court judge, Jimmy N. Dimos; does hereby
recognize Judge Dimos's inspiring story of success and civil service as an immigrant
realizing the American dream in Louisiana; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that his
family, friends, former colleagues, and loved ones find comfort in their shared memories of
his inspiring life.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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