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2024 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. Congratulates Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure "Miss Lucy" on the
occasion of her 100
th
birthday.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure, also known as "Miss Lucy",
3 on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday.
4 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the Senate of the Legislature wishes Miss Lucy
5 a Happy 100th Birthday; and
6 WHEREAS, Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure was born in 1924, in Port Allen,
7 Louisiana, the youngest of three children, she was baptized at Scott Chapel United Methodist
8 Church and raised in a loving Christian environment; and
9 WHEREAS, as a child, Lucy attended Ready Street School and McKinley High
10 School and after graduating she enrolled at Southern University A&M College where she
11 earned a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and a Master of Science in Education
12 Administration; and
13 WHEREAS, during her under graduate years, Lucy was initiated in the Beta Alpha
14 Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
15 and after graduating she joined the Mu Zeta graduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
16 where she served on numerous committees to promote finer womanhood and sisterhood as
17 well as participating in various community initiatives and events; and
18 WHEREAS, after graduating, Lucy started her career in Franklinton, Louisiana, as
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1 a home economics teacher where she instructed for over fifteen years and while teaching she
2 also worked with the Washington Parish Free Fair committee and served on many state and
3 national boards to improve the educational needs of children; and
4 WHEREAS, Lucy met the love of her life during World War II and was married to
5 him for fifty-eight years before he passed away and she and her husband had three children;
6 one son and two daughters and is blessed with seven grandchildren, eleven great-
7 grandchildren and a great-great grandson; and
8 WHEREAS, Lucy and her family eventually moved to Baton Rouge where she
9 became an associate professor at Southern University Laboratory School and served over
10 twenty years until her retirement; and
11 WHEREAS, this devoted woman of God is known for her deep prayers, faith, and
12 is a member of Camphor United Methodist Church where she served tirelessly to promote
13 women in the church and other ministries; and
14 WHEREAS, Miss Lucy, as she is affectionately known, in addition to shaping the
15 minds of future generations, she also made a profound impact on those around her by
16 making them feel that they could do anything if they kept God in their lives; and
17 WHEREAS, Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure is a phenomenal woman who has
18 touched the lives of so many during her lifetime and is most deserving of a special
19 recognition in celebration of her one hundredth birthday.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
21 does hereby commend and congratulate Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure on the occasion of
22 her one hundredth birthday and extend sincere wishes that she continue to enjoy good health
23 as a new member of the exclusive club of Louisiana's centenarians.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Lucy
25 Victoria Pittman Virdure.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Frances Aucoin.
DIGEST
SR 68 Original 2024 Regular Session Barrow
Commends Lucy Victoria Pittman Virdure on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
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