| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0504 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 990 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Lumsden of the 12 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , and Barton of the 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 11 | 11 | | Recognizing and commending the 2025 Awards of Honor recipient, Dave Roberson; and for |
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| 13 | 13 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dave comes from a family of public servants and he was recently re-elected to3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | his second term as Sheriff of Floyd County, where he has 30 years of continuous service; and 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dave is a certified jail officer, peace officer, general instructor and crisis5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | intervention training instructor through the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Council; and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dave is a recipient of the 2022 Georgia Department of Community Supervision8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Public Stakeholder Award, a 2018 Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau Superstar9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | of Service, and the 2005 Field Services Deputy of the Year; and10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Dave serves on the Board of Directors of Community Criminal Justice11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Foundation, Sexual Assault Center of NWGA, Harbor House Child Advocacy Center, Blood12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Assurance Rome, and Vital Grace; and13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | H. R. 990 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Dave serves his community through his volunteerism with Rome, Georgia, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Cares Disaster Relief Efforts, Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Challenger Baseball and15 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Basketball Leagues, as well as the Special Olympics of Georgia; and16 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Dave is a member of the Coosa Valley Fraternal Order of Police, Walk to End17 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Alzheimer's, Noon Optimist Club, Exchange Club of Rome, and an Advisory Board Member18 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of NextDoor at Living Proof Recovery; and19 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Dave is a graduate of Leadership Rome Class of XXXVI, a past mentor for the20 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Rome Middle School Habitudes Program, a Contestant 2017 Rome Celebrity Dance21 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Challenge, and participates in the Floyd County Sheriff's Office Community Programs:22 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Sheriff Santa, Santa for Seniors, and F.R.E.E.D.; anf 23 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this24 |
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| 39 | 39 | | remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that26 |
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| 41 | 41 | | the members of this body recognize Dave Roberson for his outstanding dedication to the27 |
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| 42 | 42 | | community, commend him as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor28 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Recipient, and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued success.29 |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30 |
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| 45 | 45 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dave31 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Roberson.32 |
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| 47 | 47 | | H. R. 990 |
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