| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 39 4770 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 657 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Chastain of the 7 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Wade of the 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing Mrs. Emma Lou Stover and dedicating a bridge in her honor; and for other |
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| 18 | 18 | | purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Emma Lou Stover has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | evidenced dramatically by her superlative service for Gilmer County and Georgia; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Stover has worked for many years with the Elijay Lions Club, where she6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | spearheaded fundraisers to provide financial assistance for surgeries for the visually7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | impaired, buying and wrapping Christmas gifts for the less fortunate, and providing8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | college-level scholarships for the area's brightest students; and9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, in 1989, she founded the Special Friends Program to support individuals with10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | mental and physical disabilities in Gilmer County and the surrounding areas; and11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, this distinguished gentlewoman has given inspiration to many through her high12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | ideals, morals, and deep concern for her fellow citizens, including as a steadfast advocate for13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | veterans and active duty members of the military through participation with the annual14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | community Veterans Day parade; and15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. R. 657 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished |
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| 36 | 36 | | Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in her honor.17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Gilmer County is dedicated as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Mrs.24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Emma Lou Stover and to the Department of Transportation.25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | H. R. 657 |
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