05 LC 98
0618
House
Resolution 531
By:
Representatives Ashe of the
56th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Houston of the
170th,
Oliver of the
83rd,
Hill of the
180th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Honorable Mary Jeanette Jamieson, State Representative, District 28; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Honorable Mary Jeanette Jamieson was elected to the Georgia House of
Representatives in 1984, and, currently in her eleventh term, she serves as a
member of the House Committees on Education, Ways and Means, and Human Relations
and Aging; and
WHEREAS,
she is highly esteemed by her colleagues in the General Assembly for her
intelligence and expertise, her persistent dedication to Georgia's citizens, and
the friendship and distinction which she brings to legislative deliberations;
and
WHEREAS,
prior to her election to the House of Representatives, she provided six years of
excellent leadership and service to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners;
and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Department of Transportation Board of Directors named the
intersection of Highway 123 and Highway 365 the "Jeanette Jamieson Intersection"
in acknowledgment of her valuable contributions to transportation and to her
district; and
WHEREAS,
she has been named the number one major "Mover and Shaker" for Toccoa and
Stephens County for three years and, as such, became the first member of that
hall of fame; and
WHEREAS,
she has helped to pave the way for other women leaders and is the first woman in
state history to be elected as president of the Georgia Association of
Conservation District Supervisors; and
WHEREAS,
she is the first woman to serve as Governor's Floor Leader, the first woman
elected to the Georgia General Assembly from the Ninth Congressional District,
and the first woman chairman of a major House committee;
and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2002, she received the Tom Murphy State Service Award in recognition of the outstanding record she has established during her many years in the Georgia House; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2002, she received the Tom Murphy State Service Award in recognition of the outstanding record she has established during her many years in the Georgia House; and
WHEREAS,
as a busy mother and grandmother as well as a highly successful and respected
businesswoman, she has raised three wonderful children and enjoys spending time
with her three precious grandchildren in addition to managing Jamieson
Accounting and Tax Service in Toccoa, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Honorable Jeanette Jamieson was honored in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2005,
by induction into the National Rural Development Hall of Fame as one of only two
inductees from the entire southeastern United States.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in recognizing Honorable Mary Jeanette Jamieson for her many
years of exemplary public service to the State of Georgia and extend their
sincere congratulations on her induction to the National Rural Development Hall
of Fame.
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 Honorable
Mary Jeanette Jamieson.