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House
Resolution 124
By:
Representative Cheokas of the
134th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Coach Melvin T. Kinslow on his 70th birthday; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on February 9, 2005, Coach Melvin T. Kinslow is celebrating his 70th birthday;
and
WHEREAS,
he is widely known and respected as an outstanding athlete, coach, and educator
and for the exemplary manner in which he serves as a role model for the young
people of this state; and
WHEREAS,
he is a graduate of Americus High School, Georgia Southwestern University,
Mercer University, and Auburn University; was a phenomenal member of the
basketball and baseball teams at Georgia Southwestern University and Mercer
University; and has been inducted into the Georgia Southwestern University
Athletic Hall of Fame, the Mercer University Athletic Hall of Fame, and the
Georgia State High School Baseball Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS,
while serving as a coach at Americus High School, Southland Academy, and
Deerfield Windsor School, his teams won numerous state and regional baseball,
basketball, golf, and football championships; and
WHEREAS,
he served with distinction as principal of Cherokee Elementary School from 1969
to 1971 and as headmaster of Southland Academy from 1971 to 1996, is a member of
the Kiwanis Club of Americus, and is a member of Central Baptist Church of
Americus; and
WHEREAS,
he is the devoted husband of Mrs. Wilma Gardner Kinslow and they are the parents
of two outstanding children, Kelley Kinslow Hendrickson and Ty Kinslow, and the
proud grandparents of five very special grandchildren, Kyle, Katie, Clay, Banks,
and Kathleen.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body recognize and commend Coach Melvin T. Kinslow and extend their best
wishes on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Coach Melvin
T. Kinslow.