| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3495 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 715 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Jones of the 143 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , and Herring of the 145 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing and commending Alvin J. Copeland; and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Alvin J. Copeland has dedicated 47 years of service to the field of education2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | and athletics, shaping the lives of countless students as a teacher, coach, and mentor; and3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, he began his distinguished career with the Monroe County Board of Education4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | at Hubbard High School in Forsyth, Georgia, serving from 1964 to 1967 as a health and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | physical education teacher, assistant coach for football and basketball, and head coach for6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | track and field; and7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, he joined Northeast High School in Macon, Georgia, in 1970, where he taught8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | health and physical education until 2000, served as department chairman from 1973 to 2000,9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | and worked as athletic director and head coach for cross country, girls basketball, and girls10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | and boys track and field until his retirement in 2011; and11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, his teams achieved remarkable success, winning five Georgia State12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Championships in girls basketball in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1985, and 2002, as well as state13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | runner-up titles in 1980 and 2001 and third-place finishes in 1974 and 1976; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 715 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, he led his boys track and field teams to state championships in 1975 and 1977, |
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| 35 | 35 | | a state runner-up title in 1974, and girls track and field teams to six state championships in16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 1979, 1982, 1986, 2000, 2001, and 2002; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, his teams further secured numerous regional championships, with the girls18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | basketball team earning 16 regional titles between 1972 and 2011, the boys track and field19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | team securing eight regional titles between 1970 and 1977, and the girls track and field team20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | winning 28 regional titles between 1979 and 2009; and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, he was inducted into multiple prestigious halls of fame, including the Fort22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Valley State University Hall of Fame in 1981, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Conference Hall of Fame in 2000, the Macon Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Georgia24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame and the Georgia High School Coaches Hall of25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Fame in 2012, the Fort Valley State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015, and the26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024; and27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished individual be28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | appropriately honored during this special time.29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Alvin J. Copeland for his extraordinary31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | career in education and athletics, honor his lasting contributions to student-athletes across32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Georgia, and extend best wishes for future health and happiness.33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Alvin35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | J. Copeland.36 |
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| 56 | 56 | | H. R. 715 |
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