| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 127 0361 |
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| 2 | 2 | | H. R. 711 |
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| 4 | 4 | | House Resolution 711 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Representatives Hutchinson of the 106 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Buckner of the 137 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Reese of the 140 |
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| 11 | 11 | | , Hugley |
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| 14 | 14 | | , Jenkins of the 136 |
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| 16 | 16 | | , and others |
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| 17 | 17 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 18 | 18 | | Honoring the life and memory of Richmond D. Hill; and for other purposes. |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, the people of the State of Georgia posthumously honor the legacy of the late2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Richmond D. Hill, a native of Harris County, Georgia, and citizen of Greenville, Georgia.3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Fifty years ago, he was elected because of the modern civil rights movement as the first4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | African American mayor in the history of Georgia; and5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, he was a native son of the state born to parents Johnny and Annie Bell Hill in7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Harris County on a farm with five siblings and educated in Columbus Public Schools. He8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | wedded the late Mrs. Hiram Hill and survived Virginia, his daughter; and9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, in 1945, he founded and directed the Hill's Funeral Home Inc. in Greenville and10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | diligently served the community for five decades with compassionate and professional care11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | in their times of need; and12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, he was recognized among his peers at the Georgia Funeral Service Practitioner's13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Association and elected as the 5th District chairman and later president of the statewide14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | organization; and15 23 LC 127 0361 |
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| 34 | 34 | | H. R. 711 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, he was a member of Rust Chapel United Methodist Church in Greenville, H.R. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Butler Lodge 23 in Atlanta, and a founding member of the Meriwether County Chapter of17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, where he fearlessly led18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | voter registration and organization efforts in the mid-1960s; and19 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, he was elected in 1968 as the first African American city council member in20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Greenville and in Meriwether County; and21 |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, he was elected in 1973 as the first African American mayor of Georgia's history22 |
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| 44 | 44 | | and is credited with improving housing, infrastructure, and municipal services in the city23 |
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| 45 | 45 | | during his ten years of service before passing in 1992; and24 |
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| 47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, a dedication ceremony in Greenville sponsored by the Georgia Historical26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Society, the City of Greenville, and the Odessadale Preservation Committee with a Special27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker will take place on March 25, 2023, and we now28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | recognize Richmond D. Hill's contribution to the State of Georgia's valiant and rich civil29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | rights history and legacy.30 |
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| 53 | 53 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the life and memory of Richmond D. Hill are honored and his many contributions to the civil33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | rights movement are remembered.34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | family of Richmond D. Hill.37 |
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