| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0427 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 899 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gaines of the 120 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Williamson of the 112 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Burns of the 159 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing and commending Joyce Carter Stevens; and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Carter Stevens has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Joyce was raised in Adel, Georgia, and served as Vice-President of Sales and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Marketing at Del-Cook Lumber Company from 1964 to 1981; and 6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, her first major involvement with the Republican Party was in fundraising for7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Mack Mattingly's 1980 United States Senate race, which led to her organizing the Cook8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | County Republican Party and becoming involved with the highest members of the party; and 9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, she was selected to serve as Executive Director of the Georgia Republican Party10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | from 1981 to 1983, during which time her main focus was on growing the party's fundraising11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | budget; and 12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, she made history as the first female candidate on the general election ballot in13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Georgia when she ran for a position on the Public Service Commission in 1984; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 899 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, in 1995, she founded the Stevens Group along with her husband John Phinizy |
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| 35 | 35 | | Stevens; and16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Joyce's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Joyce Carter Stevens for her efficient,25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia and extend the most26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Joyce29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Carter Stevens.30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | H. R. 899 |
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