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House
Resolution 420
By:
Representative Borders of the
175th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Dr. Samuel Taylor; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Samuel Taylor has provided excellent medical care to the women of Valdosta,
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
growing up in a Georgia farming family, his parents encouraged him to excel at
school, and, after graduating from high school as valedictorian, he received his
bachelor's and master's degree in animal science before realizing that his true
calling was to become a doctor; and
WHEREAS,
receiving acceptance to the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, he then
interned at the University of Ohio, Toledo, and served his OB-GYN residency in
Chattanooga, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS,
he began practicing medicine in July of 1983 in Eastman, Georgia, but at the
prompting of a college friend, he soon relocated to Valdosta to provide much
needed medical services to its African American community; and
WHEREAS,
as Valdosta's first African American obstetrician-gynecologist, he overcame
initial resistance to develop a successful practice, earning a reputation for
his wonderful bedside manner and the high quality of care he delivers to each of
his patients, regardless of race; and
WHEREAS,
over the past 20 years, he has delivered thousands of local babies, and has
raised three outstanding children with his wife Julia, each of whom are studying
medicine and are expected to join his practice at Comprehensive Women's Health;
and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia is honored to count this dedicated and distinguished doctor
among its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join to recognize Dr. Samuel Taylor and commend his outstanding service to the Valdosta community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join to recognize Dr. Samuel Taylor and commend his outstanding service to the Valdosta community.
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 Dr. Samuel
Taylor.