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HR 806 - Cooper, Curtis V.; condolences

Pelote, Dorothy B (149th)	Brooks, Tyrone (54th)	Jackson, Lester (148th)
Stephens, Ron (150th)	Day, Burke (153rd)	Bordeaux, Tom (151st)

Status Summary	HC:		SC:		FR:	01/13/00	LA:	01/13/00	H - Passed/Adopted

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A RESOLUTION expressing regret at the passing of Curtis V. Cooper; and for other purposes.

HR 806                                              LC 8 3885 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Expressing regret at the passing of Curtis V. Cooper; and 
  1- 2  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 3  WHEREAS, Curtis V. Cooper was a well-known and highly 
  1- 4  respected civil rights leader in Savannah, Georgia, who 
  1- 5  significantly improved the quality of life; and 
 
  1- 6  WHEREAS, he was born and reared in Savannah and he graduated 
  1- 7  from Savannah State College with the hope of becoming a 
  1- 8  physician but lacked the funds. He later shaped the whole 
  1- 9  nature of health care for the poor in his native city; and 
 
  1-10  WHEREAS, he immersed himself in the civil rights struggle, 
  1-11  was a leader in the local NAACP Youth Council, and became 
  1-12  president of the Savannah Branch of the NAACP; and 
 
  1-13  WHEREAS, in the early 1970's he successfully secured the 
  1-14  funds for the establishment of a comprehensive health center 
  1-15  for the city's indigent and served as its executive 
  1-16  director. Under his able management, it grew into the 
  1-17  Westside-Urban Health Center, a major medical resource; and 
 
  1-18  WHEREAS, in 1984, he became one of the first black members 
  1-19  of Memorial Medical Center's board of directors where he 
  1-20  became chairman in 1995. He was the chairman of the Chatham 
  1-21  County Hospital Authority twice and he served on the Georgia 
  1-22  State Access to Health Care Commission and the Georgia State 
  1-23  Health Strategies Council; and 
 
  1-24  WHEREAS, Curtis V. Cooper truly made a significant 
  1-25  difference in the lives of countless citizens, and his 
  1-26  vision and leadership will be sorely missed. 
 
  1-27  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  1-28  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body express their 
  1-29  regret at the passing of Curtis V. Cooper and convey their 
  1-30  sincerest sympathy to the members of his family. 
 
  1-31  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  1-32  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  1-33  appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Curtis 
  1-34  V. Cooper. 
 
 
 
 
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