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Former [[U.S. Senator]] [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a Shreveport native, said of Shehee: "Everybody wanted to be with her. She was charismatic. She was warm. She had everything people looked for in a leader, but there was not a sharp edge in her personality.... She was so convincing, so self-effacing. There was not a deceptive bone in her body." [2]
Former [[U.S. Senator]] [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a Shreveport native, said of Shehee: "Everybody wanted to be with her. She was charismatic. She was warm. She had everything people looked for in a leader, but there was not a sharp edge in her personality.... She was so convincing, so self-effacing. There was not a deceptive bone in her body." [2]
The "Virginia K. Shehee Most Influential Woman" award is presented annually in her honor in Shreveport.[3]
The "Virginia K. Shehee Most Influential Woman" award is still presented annually in her honor in Shreveport.[3]
Shehee was not related to state Senator [[K. D. Kilpatrick]] of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], who also operated a chain of funeral homes in the Ruston and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] market.
Shehee was not related to state Senator [[K. D. Kilpatrick]] of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], who also operated a chain of funeral homes in the Ruston and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] market.