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0296
Senate
Resolution 1210
By:
Senators Kemp of the 46th and Hudgens of the 47th
A
RESOLUTION
Expressing
regret at the passing of Dr. Sykes E. "Si" Trieb; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on February 12, 2006, the State of Georgia lost one of its finest and most
distinguished citizens with the passing of Dr. Sykes E. "Si" Trieb;
and
WHEREAS,
he was the youngest of five children, born on March 20, 1929, to the late Herman
Xavier and Hedwig Kloepful Trieb; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Trieb was an Eagle Scout and played high school football in Kansas City;
and
WHEREAS,
he received a Bachelor of Science and a
Masteŕs
degree from Kansas State University, followed by a Ph.D. from Ohio State
University in economics; and
WHEREAS,
while bravely serving in the Army during the Korean War, he met and married his
wife, Virginia, after a two-week courtship, which resulted in a loving 54-year
marriage; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Trieb was on the faculty at Kansas State University before becoming a
Bulldog and serving as the head of the Extension Marketing Department at the
University of Georgia, where his expertise in helping businesses prosper led him
to work on projects not only in Georgia and the United States, but also in
Ukraine and Japan; and
WHEREAS,
after retirement Dr. Trieb continued to be a working member of the Group 7
consulting team; and
WHEREAS,
in addition to being an active member and Elder at the First Presbyterian Church
in Athens, Georgia, he served for many years with great distinction as Secretary
of the Clarke County Republican Committee and as a member of its executive
committee; and
WHEREAS, he heavily invested his personal time, labor, talent, and finances, without complaint or regard for his own personal welfare, to further conservative causes for the betterment of citizens everywhere; and
WHEREAS, he heavily invested his personal time, labor, talent, and finances, without complaint or regard for his own personal welfare, to further conservative causes for the betterment of citizens everywhere; and
WHEREAS,
the passing of this great Georgian leaves an unfillable void in the hearts and
lives of his family and friends who will miss his amazing energy, his great
sense of civic responsibility, the meaning he gave to the words "American
citizen," his phenomenal ability to make everyone he met feel special, his great
example of faith in Christ, and most of all his love and support.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body express
their deepest and most sincere regret at the passing of Dr. Sykes E. "Si" Trieb,
a great man, citizen, Republican, and American.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Dr. Sykes E.
"Si" Trieb.