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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 407 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Anderson of the 24th, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Hatchett of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 50th, Echols of the 49th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Honoring the life and memory of Mr. Abit Massey; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Abit Massey served this state for many years with honor and distinction as2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | President and President Emeritus of the Georgia Poultry Federation; and 3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Abit Massey served on numerous boards and commissions across our great4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | state; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Abit Massey graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Business Administration and from Emory University with a law degree; and7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, he was united in love and marriage to his wife, Kayanne, and was blessed with8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | two remarkable children, Lewis and Camille, and four wonderful grandchildren, Chandler,9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Cameryn, Christian, and Lucia Kai; and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Abit Massey served for many years as a11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Deacon at the First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia; and 12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | S. R. 407 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Congressman Buddy Carter recently introduced a bill in the United States |
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| 23 | 23 | | House of Representatives to name the USDA National Poultry Research Center in Athens14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | after Mr. Abit Massey; and15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Abit Massey spent many joyful and successful days at the State Capitol16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | lobbying on behalf of the poultry industry; and 17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, a Celebration of Life attended by hundreds of people took place in July to honor18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | the life of Mr. Abit Massey.19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. Abit Massey and express their deepest and most21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | sincere regret on his passing.22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Mr.24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Abit Massey.25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | S. R. 407 |
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