Velda Butter Long

Background

Long, Velda Butter was born on August 30, 1953 in Lecompte, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Ira Otis Junior Butter and Elizabeth Ann Butter Gaspard.

Education

ADN, Louisiana State University, 1978; Bachelor of science in nursing, Northwestern State University, 1985; MSN, Northwestern State University, 1991.

Career

Shift coordinator, St. Francis Cabrini, Alexandria, 1979-1985; staff nurse, St. Francis Cabrini, Alexandria, 1985-1992; coordinator infection control, Pinecrest Development Center, Pineville, Louisiana, since 1986. Clinical faculty Alcorn State University, Natchez, Mississippi, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Velda Butter Long has been listed as a noteworthy Mental retardation nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

CPR instructor American Heart Association, Alexandria, 1985. Member ANA, AACN, American Association Mental Retardation, Louisiana Nurses Association, Center Louisiana Infection Control Nurses.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, swimming, sewing.

Connections

Married Jessie Roy Onishea, June 6, 1970 (divorced 1988). Children: Rachel Annette, Evelyn Elizabeth, Jessie Roy Junior. Married Marvin Glenn Long, February 9, 1991.

1 child, Michael Glenn.

Father:

Ira Otis Butter Gaspard Junior

Mother:

Elizabeth Ann Butter Gaspard

Spouse:

Marvin Glenn Long

Spouse:

Jessie Roy Onishea

child:

Jessie Roy Junior Long

child:

Rachel Annette Long

child:

Michael Glenn Long

child:

Evelyn Elizabeth Long