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Kathy Thistrup
Auxiliary President 2009 - 2010

Mrs. Wilson J. (Kathy) Thistrup of Westlake was installed as the 2009-2010 President of the Department of Louisiana American Legion Auxiliary.

Kathy was elected to the office of President-Elect at the June 2008 American Legion Auxiliary State Convention held in Alexandria, La. and installed as the 90th State President on June 14, 2009.

Kathy is a life resident of Westlake and has been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 40 years.  She is eligible through her father, Frank Daigle (deceased) a WWII veteran, grandfather Willis Gallier (deceased) a WWI veteran and her brother J. N. Corbello, Jr. a Vietnam veteran.

Mrs. Thistrup began her journey as a junior member of William A. ”Bill” Guillory American Legion Auxiliary Unit 370 and in 1983 she and her father were installed as the first recorded father/daughter to serve as Commander and President jointly in the state of Louisiana. 

Kathy has also served as President of Westlake Veterans Memorial American Legion Auxiliary 407, where she was a founding and charter member.   While a member of Unit 407, she was instrumental in forming the annual Westlake Police Appreciation Banquet and the Holiday Food Drive at S.P. Arnett Middle School.  She is currently a member of Andrus-O’Quain American Legion Auxiliary 179.

She has served as 7th District 1st & 2nd Vice President, served as 7th District President in 1987-1988.  Many chairmanships later on District and Department level, including Americanism, Community Service, Poppy, Education, & V A & R, her journey began to Department President upon her election as Department Chaplain in 2005.  Kathy has gone on to serve as Department Historian 2006-2007, Department Vice President 2007-2008, Department President-Elect 2008-2009, and now holds the office of the 2009-2010 Department President of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Louisiana.

 

 

American Legion Auxiliary
Dept. of Louisiana
1885 Wooddale Blvd Room 1100
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-926-3494
Fax: 225-926-1023
Email:
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