06 LC 97
0796
Senate
Resolution 1255
By:
Senators Kemp of the 46th, Hudgens of the 47th and Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of Mr. William Coleman Hartman, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia has lost one of its most beloved citizens and a legendary figure in
University of Georgia football history on March 16, 2006, with the passing of
Mr. William "Bill" Coleman Hartman, Jr., of Athens, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he was born on St. Patrick's Day, 1915, in Thomaston, Georgia, and spent most of
his childhood in Madison, Georgia, where he was a halfback for the Madison High
School football team; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hartman went on to attend the University of Georgia, where he became one of
the school's most celebrated athletes, earning great distinction for his
performance as a halfback, fullback, and quarterback on the school's football
team, where he was team captain and was All-SEC and All-America as a senior in
1937; and
WHEREAS,
after playing one season with the NFL's Washington Redskins, Mr. Hartman
returned to Athens in 1939, where he served for several years as a coach for the
University of Georgia football team's backfield, helping to cultivate the
talents of many of UGA's most renowned players; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hartman later had a successful career in insurance, but continued his
involvement with the University of Georgia, serving two terms as president of
the University of Georgia alumni society and for several years serving as the
unpaid chairman of the Georgia Student Educational Fund, among countless other
activities; and
WHEREAS,
so respected was he for his immense coaching talents that in the 1970s Head
Coach Vince Dooley asked Mr. Hartman to become a volunteer kicking coach, a
position that he enthusiastically held until the NCAA abolished volunteer
coaches; after that, Mr. Hartman enrolled in graduate school and coached for
three more years as a graduate assistant; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hartman enjoyed a loving marriage to the late Ruth Landers, with whom he was
blessed to have three children, Laura Hartman Ciucevich, Barbara Hartman Howell,
and William Coleman Hartman III; and
WHEREAS,
besides his two daughters and son, he is survived by his loving second wife,
Mary Hartman, and his six grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
few alumni have contributed as much to the University of Georgia as Mr. Hartman,
who will always be remembered with the greatest affection for his loyalty,
integrity, aptitude for storytelling, generosity, and kind and loving
spirit.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
remembering and honoring the life of Mr. William Coleman Hartman, Jr., and
extend their most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Mary Hartman.