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House Resolution 1251
By: Representatives Gilliard of the 162
nd
, Stephens of the 164
th
, Jackson of the 165
th
, and
Westbrook of the 163
rd
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Mrs. Francis Bright Johnson and dedicating an interchange in her
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memory; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, Mrs. Francis Bright Johnson was born on April 17, 1937, the beloved daughter3
of Robert Bryant, Sr., and Rosa Lee Williams; and4
WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnson was raised in Garden City, Georgia, and graduated from Richard5
Arnold High School; and6
WHEREAS, an active leader of her community, Mrs. Johnson was a lifetime member of the7
NAACP, served for ten years as chairperson of the Political Advisory Council, was a8
member of the Chatham County Federation of Democratic Women, and was a member of9
the YMCA and YWCA Executive Board Democratic Forum; and10
WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnson's significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable11
patience and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the12
citizens of this state earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates;13
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WHEREAS, she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation
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for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and16
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished17
Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an interchange in her memory.18
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL19
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the interchange at State Route 25/ U.S. Route 17 and State20
Route 204 in Chatham County is dedicated as the Francis Bright Johnson Memorial21
Interchange.22
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and23
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Francis Bright Johnson24
Memorial Interchange.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized26
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the27
family of Mrs. Francis Bright Johnson and to the Department of Transportation.28
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