| 1 | 1 | | 24 LC 39 4251 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 1250 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gilliard of the 162 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Stephens of the 164 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Petrea of the 166 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Hitchens |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 161 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , and Westbrook of the 163 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Honoring the life of Mr. Peter "Pete" Liakakis and dedicating a road in his memory; and for |
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| 18 | 18 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Peter "Pete" Liakakis was born on January 9, 1932, in Savannah, Georgia,3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | and attended Savannah High School; and4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | States Air Force, was trained as a bomb disposal expert, and worked as the deputy director6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | of civil defense during the Cold War Era and as a covert intelligence officer; and7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Liakakis operated several firework retail stores in Savannah and a small8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | chain of Pal Convenience Stores before founding the United Security Agency and later the9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | United Detective Agency, where he earned a well deserved reputation for getting results for10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | his clients; and11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, he provided security detail for the stars and sets of several movies filmed in12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Savannah and went on to co-produce films and television programs with Burt Reynolds13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | through their production company, Sun Classic Pictures; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 1250 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, later in life, Mr. Liakakis worked in politics as a campaign manager and adviser |
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| 35 | 35 | | before running for office himself in 1995 at age 63, when he was elected as alderman at large16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | for the Savannah City Council; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, he later served on the Chatham County Board of Commissioners as chairman18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and held leadership roles for the Chatham Area Transit Authority, the executive committee19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | of the American Cancer Society, Savannah Tech Foundation, and the Beach Institute, to20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | name just a few; and 21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his memory.23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 204 from mile point 21.5 to 27.725 |
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| 45 | 45 | | in Chatham County is dedicated as the Chairman Pete Liakakis Memorial Highway.26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Chairman Pete Liakakis28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Memorial Highway.29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | family of Mr. Peter "Pete" Liakakis and to the Department of Transportation.32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | H. R. 1250 |
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