| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2678 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 25 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Watson of the 11th, Goodman of the 8th, Brass of the 6th, Bearden of the 30th, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Summers of the 13th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Honoring the life and memory of William G. Fallin; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | with the passing of William G. Fallin on January 4, 2025; and3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, William G. Fallin was born on September 9, 1932, in Thomas County, Georgia,4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | a beloved son of Brady and Ernestine Fallin; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | States Army, valiantly and courageously protecting his fellow Americans during the Korean7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | War; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, William G. Fallin was an active member of9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | First Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, choir member,10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | and co-chair of two renovation projects; and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, he was united in love and marriage to his wife of 67 years, Barbara, and was12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | blessed with three children, Leah, Laura, and William; six wonderful grandchildren, Ernest,13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | S. R. 25 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Stuart, Katherine, Thomas, Robert, and William; and two treasured great-granddaughters, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Mary and Fallin; and15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, he gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | for his fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding he demonstrated to his17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | family and friends were admired by others; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | made this world a better place in which to live; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, William G. Fallin will long be remembered22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | for his love of family, friendship, and community and will be missed by all who had the great23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | fortune of knowing him.24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | join in honoring the life and memory of William G. Fallin and express their deepest and most26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | sincere regret at his passing.27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the family of29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | William G. Fallin.30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | S. R. 25 |
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