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House
Resolution 201 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Roberts of the
154th,
Coleman of the
144th,
Smith of the
168th,
Sims of the
169th,
and Porter of the
143rd
A
RESOLUTION
Designating
the Wendell W. Thigpen Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Wendell W. Thigpen was a lifetime resident of Lumber City, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Wendell grew up on the Little Ocmulgee River near where SR 19 crosses the river;
he designed the bridge being named in his honor and the bridge is located only a
few hundred feet from his home; and
WHEREAS,
in 1960, Wendell was a freshman at Middle Georgia College when he became
disabled following a diving accident and for the rest of his life he was
partially paralyzed from the neck down; and
WHEREAS,
during an extended rehabilitation program, he learned drafting skills and upon
his release from rehabilitation he went to work with McGraw Laboratories in
Milledgeville, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
for over 30 years, he was employed by the Georgia Department of Transportation
in the District Design Engineer Shop in Jesup, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
when Wendell began his career at the Georgia Department of Transportation in
1972, all the work was done by hand and he adapted very quickly to the new
computer technology and used it to the fullest during his long career;
and
WHEREAS,
he recently received the
Commissioneŕs
Achievement Award; and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia lost a distinguished citizen with the passing of Wendell W.
Thigpen.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on
SR 19 where it crosses the Little Ocmulgee River (bridge ID # 271-00019D-001.34
North; Serial # 271-0057-0) is designated the Wendell W. Thigpen Memorial
Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such
bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the City
Council of Lumber City and to the Department of Transportation.