2010-0037
Title
In Recognition: Virginia V. Harris, 102nd Birthday
Body
The Parish of St. Charles
January 25, 2010
IN RECOGNITION
WHEREAS, Virginia Vinnett Harris was born and raised in St. Rose, Louisiana to the proud parents of the late Emile and Octavia Vinnett on January 28, 1908, and is currently residing in Destrehan; and,
WHEREAS, Virginia, on December 6, 1928, at the age of twenty, married the late Reverend Solomon Harris; and,
WHEREAS, Virginia and the late Reverend Harris were not blessed with any "biological" children; they helped rear many of their nieces and nephews; and,
WHEREAS, Virginia accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior on March 27, 1941, and was baptized in the Mississippi River by the late Reverend Sanders Royal of the Fifth African Baptist Church; and,
WHEREAS, Virginia will celebrate her 102nd birthday on January 28, 2010, with family and friends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer this tribute and recognition to
VIRGINIA VINNETT HARRIS
ON HER
102nd BIRTHDAY
"PARISH OF PLENTY"
created in 1807 from the county of the
"German Coast", a parish of
unprecedented economic and social
development, known for its
hospitality, rural living and sporting
opportunitiesÂ… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.