Virginia Ruth Kilpatrick Shehee was an American businesswoman and politician from Louisiana.
17 Facts About Virginia Shehee
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Virginia Shehee was descended from one of the Old Three Hundred families and had a sister, Ann Shane Kilpatrick.
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Byrd High School, Virginia Shehee worked for her father at the life insurance agency.
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Virginia Shehee worked as a secretary for Jimmie Davis, the future Governor of Louisiana, with whom she became life-long friends.
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Virginia Shehee finished her degree at Shreveport's Centenary College of Louisiana in 1943.
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Virginia Shehee majored in English and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.
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Virginia Shehee then earned a master's degree in social work from Southern Methodist University.
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Virginia Shehee died on July 6,2015, at University Health Hospital in Shreveport after an illness.
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Virginia Shehee's funeral was held at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Shreveport.
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Virginia Shehee was a member of the Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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Virginia Shehee sponsored legislation that made You Are My Sunshine the official state song.
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Virginia Shehee served as a trustee at her alma mater, Centenary College, and helped to establish the Kilpatrick Auditorium and Virginia Shehee Stadium there.
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Virginia Shehee helped to save the Strand Theatre from demolition and raised funds to restore it.
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Virginia Shehee was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Virginia Shehee co-chaired Governor Bobby Jindal's transition committee on ethics and chaired the Southfield School Book Fair.
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Virginia Shehee was named a "Sweatheart for life" by the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
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Virginia Shehee was the first woman to be named "Mr Shreveport" by the Optimist Club.