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05 LC 98 0031
House Resolution 114
By: Representatives Hill of the 180th, Williams of the 165th, Brooks of the 63rd, and Keen of the 179th

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating Mary B. Smart on the occasion of her 101st birthday; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mary B. Smart was born February 2, 1904, to two loving parents, Richmond and Priscilla Nelson in White Oak, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Smart has been a devoted lifetime member of Browns Chapel A.M.E. Church where she sings in the choir and is Mother of the Church and where she attended school in her youth; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Smart fondly remembers playing baseball and fishing with her friends as she grew into a young lady who worked hard at her first job as a cook in White Oak in the 1920s, earning 50 cents a day, which went much further in those days; and

WHEREAS, she has watched the world change dramatically over the course of her lifetime and has contributed to its progress by her own hard work, great kindness, and good citizenship; and

WHEREAS, she has imparted to generations of descendants, including her four lovely children, 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren, her 101 years of accumulated knowledge and wisdom and has taught them the values that have served her well; and

WHEREAS, by the example she has made of her life, Mrs. Smart makes this world a better place in which to live, and it is only fitting and proper that she be appropriately recognized during this very special and memorable time of her life.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in heartily congratulating Mrs. Mary B. Smart on the occasion of her 101st birthday celebration and extend to her their most sincere best wishes for her continued health and happiness.

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 Mrs. Mary B. Smart.