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Senate
Resolution 911
By:
Senator Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
and recognizing Mrs. Virginia T. Peebles as the 2005 Sarah Turner Butler
Heritage Award Recipient.
WHEREAS,
through her service to Historic Columbus, Mrs. Peebles has been a leader in the
preservation field; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Peebles has spent decades working for the betterment of Columbus as an
effective advocate for historic preservation, a proponent of education about
local and regional history, and a driving force in the effort to revitalize the
historic neighborhoods of Columbus; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Peebles has served on numerous Columbus boards, such as Uptown Columbus,
Inc., the Board of Historic and Architectural Review, the Community Foundation
of the Chattahoochee Valley, the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Board
of Commissioners, and many more; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Peebles has been recognized at the state and local levels on a number of
occasions, including a
Governoŕs
Award in the Humanities; and
WHEREAS,
although Mrs. Peebles has now turned over the reins of leadership at Historic
Columbus, she will in the most gracious of ways for which she is so well known
return to Historic Columbus as an exemplary supporter and
volunteer.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Virginia Peebles to Historic Columbus and the preservation of history.
recognize the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Virginia Peebles to Historic Columbus and the preservation of history.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Virginia T. Peebles.