06 LC 97
0691
House
Resolution 1802
By:
Representatives Heard of the
114th,
Kidd of the
115th,
and Smith of the
113th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Mrs. Carrie Hill Dillard on the occasion of her retirement; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Carrie Hill Dillard has retired after over 32 years in the work force;
and
WHEREAS,
the daughter of the late D. C. Hill and Rebecca Willis Hill Fleming, Mrs.
Dillard graduated from Athens High School in 1964 and later attended Athens
Technical College and the University of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she married the late Walter Dillard, Jr., in 1967, and the couple was blessed
with two daughters, Fern Adrienne and Olga Michele; and
WHEREAS,
since 1973, Mrs. Dillard has faithfully served in the office of the
Athens-Clarke County Tax Commissioner, beginning in the administrations of
Commissioner Homer G. Hale and continuing through the current tenure of
Commissioner Nancy B. Denson; and
WHEREAS,
as a tax clerk, Mrs. Dillard greatly enjoyed assisting the public on all sorts
of tax concerns, and she earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues for
her professionalism, intelligence, and friendly and courteous demeanor;
and
WHEREAS,
outside of her career, Mrs. Dillard enjoys spending time with her adorable
grandchildren, Stacee Danielle Dillard and Malik Dakari Hancock, and is a
faithful member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, West, where she participates in the
Deaconess Board, the Usher Board, Toastmasters, and a variety of other programs;
and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Dillard is also a member of the Athens Chapter #9 O.F.S., Jimmie J.
Carither's #292 Assembly, and a former member of the Charmettes;
and
WHEREAS,
considering Mrs. Dillard's many invaluable contributions to Georgia during the
course of her 32 and a half years of exemplary service to the public, it is
abundantly fitting and proper for this body to appropriately recognize this
remarkable lady on this special time in her life.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in commending Mrs. Carrie Hill Dillard on her many years of
exceptional service to Georgia and express to her their best wishes that her
well-deserved retirement years be happy and fulfilling to her and her
family.
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. Carrie
Hill Dillard.