Louisiana HR 237: COMMENDATIONS: Commends centenarian Elmo "Buddy" Sholes on his historic life and honorable service to the United States during World War II

Bill Text

HLS 25RS-2750 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 237
BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends centenarian Elmo "Buddy" Sholes on his historic life
and honorable service to the United States during World War II
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend centenarian Elmo "Buddy" Sholes on his historic life and honorable service
3 to the United States during World War II.
4 WHEREAS, Elmo "Buddy" Sholes was born on December 26, 1920, in Wilson,
5 Louisiana, to Iree Sholes and Fannie Caston and was the youngest of five siblings; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Sholes was called upon to serve in the United States Army in 1941
7 and was stationed in the Philippines and the Pacific Islands; he rose to the rank of corporal
8 during his tenure with the Army, and upon returning home from the Pacific Theater, he was
9 stationed at a base in New Jersey; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Sholes married his hometown sweetheart, Trogia Eunice Goins, in
11 Newark, New Jersey, in 1943, and they lived in Newark for over twenty years before
12 returning to Louisiana; the couple had no children, but they helped raise numerous nieces
13 and nephews, and they shared sixty-six years of loving marriage before Mrs. Sholes passed
14 in 2009; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Sholes has been a dedicated servant of the Church of God in Christ
16 in Morganza, Louisiana, for over sixty-five years and has held numerous titles within the
17 church, including elder, pastor, and superintendent; he currently holds the title of
18 superintendent emeritus of the Louisiana East Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Sholes was honored by Governor Jeff Landry and given the World
20 War II Coin on Monday, May 5, 2025, and he is most deserving of the highest recognition
21 for his service to the United States.
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HLS 25RS-2750 ORIGINAL
HR NO. 237
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2 Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend centenarian Elmo "Buddy" Sholes on his
3 historic life and honorable service to the United States during World War II and does hereby
4 extend enduring appreciation to him for answering the call to defend against the aggression
5 of the Axis powers.
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)]
HR 237 Original 2025 Regular Session LaCombe
Commends centenarian Elmo Sholes on his historic life and honorable service to his country
during World War II.
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