| 1 | 1 | | 24 LC 39 4271 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 1253 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gilliard of the 162 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Westbrook of the 163 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Honoring the lives of Rev. Dr. Hosea L. Williams and Rep. Juanita T. Williams and |
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| 16 | 16 | | dedicating an interchange in their memory; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Hosea L. Williams and Rep. Juanita T. Williams have long been3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital roles that they have played in leadership4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | and their deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Hosea L. Williams was a renowned civil rights leader whose work 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | was crucial in achieving one of the civil rights movement's greatest accomplishments, the7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill and the 1965 Voting Rights Act; and8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, born on January 5, 1926, Rev. Dr. Williams was orphaned at the age of ten after9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | his blind mother passed away, yet he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in chemistry from10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Morris Brown College, earn a Purple Heart for his heroic service during World War II, and11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | become a renowned research chemist with the United States Department of Agriculture; and12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Juanita Williams graduated third in her class at Savannah State College13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | an earned a master's degree from Atlanta University; and14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. R. 1253 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, she was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1984 and diligently |
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| 33 | 33 | | and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the16 |
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| 34 | 34 | | betterment of her community and state for four terms; and17 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, following the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to "clothe the naked and18 |
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| 36 | 36 | | feed the hungry," Rev. Dr. and Rep. Williams founded the Hosea Feed the Hungry and19 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Homeless aid organization in 1970, which is currently the largest direct-to-client food service20 |
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| 38 | 38 | | organization in the Southeast and a provider of medical and educational aid in Haiti and21 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Philippines; and22 |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that these remarkable and distinguished23 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Georgians be appropriately recognized by dedicating an interchange in their memory.24 |
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| 42 | 42 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL25 |
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| 43 | 43 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the interchange of State Route 405 and State Route 204 in26 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Chatham County is dedicated as the Rev. Dr. Hosea Williams and Rep. Juanita T. Williams27 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Memorial Interchange.28 |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and29 |
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| 47 | 47 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Rev. Dr. Hosea Williams and30 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Rep. Juanita T. Williams Memorial Interchange.31 |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized32 |
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| 50 | 50 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the33 |
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| 51 | 51 | | family of Rev. Dr. Hosea Williams and Rep. Juanita T. Williams and to the Department of34 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Transportation.35 |
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| 53 | 53 | | H. R. 1253 |
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