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. . . . It .. RESOLUTION 81-27 A RESOLUTION NAMING AND DESIGNATING THE I. J. KIBODEAUX MUNICIPAL SERVICES CENTER, IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF CITY COUNCILMAN I. J. KIBODEAUX BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux was elected Water and Sewer Commis- sioner of the City of La Porte in 1966, and was serving his eighth consecutive term as a member of the La Porte City Council at the time of his death on November 24, 1981; and WHEREAS, during his many years of service in La Porte City government, he served several terms as mayor pro tem~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux served as Water and Sewer Commis- sioner during mor'e than a decade of rapid growth and expansion of the City of La Porte's water and sewer system, and was vitally interested in the extensive water and sewer system improvements, which were under construction at the time of his death~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux, as Water and Sewer Commissioner, worked diligently for many years to see that all residents of the City of La Porte had sanitary sewer service available~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux took great pride in the City of La Porte sister city project with the City of Cd. Valles, Mexico~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux was a member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers Local Union 84, of which he was past president, and of which he was serving as shop steward at the time of his death~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux was a friend of the working man, and was always sensitive to the welfare of all of the employees of the City of La Porte~ and WHEREAS, I. J. Kibodeaux was an active sports fan, and was particularly interested in baseball, and was instrumental as a member of the La Porte City Commission, in the planning and con- struction of the Fairmont Park Sports Complex; and