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Senate
Resolution 63
By:
Senators Hooks of the 14th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Harp of the 29th
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of the Honorable John V. Harper; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
John V. Harper was born May 13, 1959, in Sumter County to loving parents William
Madison Harper III and Willie Simmons Harper; and
WHEREAS,
he graduated from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1986
and joined the firm of Ellis, Easterlin, Peagler, and Gatewood where his
outstanding legal ability was quickly noticed; and
WHEREAS,
in 1996, he started his own practice, Harper and Barnes, which became a much
admired and respected firm; and
WHEREAS,
he was elected as Superior Court judge in 2000 and carried out the duties of
this position with great zeal and dedication to the community he loved;
and
WHEREAS,
his strength of character shone in every aspect of his life, as an active member
of First Presbyterian Church in Americus where he served as a deacon and an
elder, a devoted husband to Mrs. Amzie DeVaughn Harper, an outstanding father to
his two children, Michael and Amanda, and a beloved son and brother;
and
WHEREAS,
with the passing of the Honorable John V. Harper on December 19, 2004, the State
of Georgia has lost a most esteemed public servant.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
expressing their deepest regret and sorrow at the untimely passing of the
Honorable John V. Harper and extend their sincere condolences to his family and
the Sumter County community.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Mrs. Amzie DeVaughn Harper
and to Chief Judge Rucker Smith and Judge George Peagler, Southwestern Judicial
Circuit, to be displayed at their discretion in the Sumter County Courthouse.