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File #: 2016-0287    Version: 1 Name: In Recognition: Geraldine “Deanie” Matherne Mahan, Louisiana Catfish Granny Queen XI
Type: Proclamation Status: Read and Filed
File created: 8/15/2016 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: 8/15/2016 Final action: 8/15/2016
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: In Recognition: Geraldine "Deanie" Matherne Mahan, Louisiana Catfish Granny Queen XI
Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
Indexes: Des Allemands (Bayou), Town of, Fairs and Festivals, Proclamations (In Recognition)
Attachments: 1. 2016-0287 Geraldine Mahan, Catfish Granny Queen

2016-0287

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In Recognition:  Geraldine “Deanie” Matherne Mahan, Louisiana Catfish Granny Queen XI

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The Parish of St. Charles

August 15, 2016

IN   RECOGNITION

 

 

 

WHEREAS,                     Geraldine “Deanie” Matherne Mahan is a life-long resident of Des Allemands, Louisiana and has been married to her loving husband Gerald Wayne Mahan, Sr., for more than 50 years.  Together they have two children; Gerald Wayne Mahan, Jr., husband of Susan Mahan, and Shelly Mahan Murray-Brass, wife of Erik Brass.  They are the proud Grandparents to three grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and one step-great granddaughter; and,

 

 

 

WHEREAS,                     Deanie was crowned the 11th Louisiana Granny Catfish Queen at the annual Louisiana Catfish Festival on Friday, June 17, 2016, held at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

GERALDINE “DEANIE” MATHERNE MAHAN

LOUISIANA CATFISH GRANNY QUEEN XI

 

 “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

opportunities… with the added

distinction of being located

on both sides of the

Mighty Mississippi River.