06 LC 28
2750
House
Resolution 1169
By:
Representatives Bearden of the
68th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Hembree of the
67th,
and Bruce of the
64th
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the "Colonel R. H. Burson Bridge"; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
R. H. Burson graduated from Bowden High School in 1927; and
WHEREAS,
he joined the Georgia Department of Public Safety in 1939 as a trooper,
graduating in the third Georgia State Patrol Trooper School; and
WHEREAS,
he rose through the ranks of the State Patrol to become its commanding officer
in 1959; and
WHEREAS,
he was appointed deputy director of the Department of Public Safety in 1961
where he served until 1963 when Governor Carl Sanders appointed him Director of
the Department of Corrections; and
WHEREAS,
he served as Director of the Department of Corrections until 1967 when he was
appointed Director of the Department of Public Safety, a position which he held
until his retirement in 1971; and
WHEREAS,
it is fitting and proper that the service of this extraordinary individual be
recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on
U. S. Highway 78 at Mirror Lake in Douglas County be dedicated as the "Colonel
R. H. Burson Bridge."
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the "Colonel R. H.
Burson Bridge."
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
Colonel R. H. Burson and to the Department of Transportation.