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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 317
By Stevens
HJR0317
004625
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A RESOLUTION to recognize and congratulate Lee and Susan
Moss upon their receipt of the Dr. Liz Rhea
Philanthropist Award from the Ascension Saint
Thomas Rutherford Foundation.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should acknowledge
and applaud those estimable Tennesseans who have devoted themselves to serving their
communities; and
WHEREAS, two such individuals are Lee and Susan Moss, 2025 Rutherford Society
Gala honorees and the recipients of the Dr. Liz Rhea Philanthropist Award from the Ascension
Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation, an honor most befitting their unwavering commitment and
significant contributions to their community; and
WHEREAS, the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will host its eighteenth
annual Rutherford Society Gala on March 29, 2025, at the Stones River Country Club; the event
will feature keynote speaker Inky Johnson, a former University of Tennessee football player
turned motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and author; and
WHEREAS, the Rutherford Society Gala celebrates philanthropic excellence and
recognizes donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to the foundation; and
WHEREAS, Lee Moss, a respected banking leader, spent twenty-eight years at
SunTrust Bank, where he served as president of the Rutherford County market; he later
became chairman and CEO of MidSouth Bank before becoming president of Franklin Synergy
Bank; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moss's leadership has earned him numerous honors, including the 2004
Jennings A. Jones Champion of Free Enterprise Award and being named the Rutherford County
Chamber of Commerce's 2019 Business Legend of the Year; and
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WHEREAS, Susan Moss has been a steadfast partner to her husband, Lee Moss,
offering unwavering support in both his professional and community pursuits; she is actively
involved in Charity Circle, Bible Study Fellowship, and First United Methodist Church, where she
participated in both the children's and adult choirs; and
WHEREAS, together, Lee and Susan Moss have made significant contributions to their
community, including a lead gift to expand the neonatal intensive care unit at Ascension Saint
Thomas Rutherford Hospital, now named the Lee and Susan Moss Family NICU; their enduring
commitment to service and philanthropy makes them deserving recipients of the Dr. Liz Rhea
Philanthropist Award; and
WHEREAS, Lee and Susan Moss have worked diligently to better the lives of their fellow
citizens, and they are most worthy of our approbation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we recognize and congratulate Lee and Susan Moss upon their receipt of
the Dr. Liz Rhea Philanthropist Award from the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation,
extending our best wishes for much continued success and happiness in all their future
endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.