05 LC 98
0106
House
Resolution 128
By:
Representatives Cheokas of the
134th,
Hanner of the
148th,
and James of the
135th
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of the Honorable John V. Harper; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on May 13, 1959, in Sumter County, John V. Harper was born the beloved son of
William Madison Harper III and Willie Simmons Harper; and
WHEREAS,
after graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University,
he demonstrated his excellent legal expertise with the firm Ellis, Easterlin,
Peagler, and Gatewood and, in 1996, started his own practice, Harper and Barnes,
which quickly became a highly respected and successful firm; and
WHEREAS,
in 2000, motivated by his sincere dedication to the citizens of his community,
he became a Superior Court judge, an office in which he served with great pride,
intelligence, and energy; and
WHEREAS,
he was devoted to his wife, Mrs. Amzie DeVaughn Harper, and his two wonderful
children, Michael and Amanda, who brought such joy to his life; and
WHEREAS,
a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa Chapter, the Kiwanis Club, and the First
Presbyterian Church in Americus, he was a highly regarded and active community
leader who will be greatly missed in his native Sumter County; and
WHEREAS,
with the passing of Judge John V. Harper, the State of Georgia has lost a
distinguished public servant.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in expressing their deepest regret and sorrow at the passing of
the Honorable John V. Harper and extend their most sincere condolences to his
family and the Sumter County community.
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. 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.