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Senate
Resolution 347
By:
Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Wiles of the 37th and Hill of the 32nd
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
the life of George Edward Bentley and honoring his memory by dedicating that
portion of the GA 120 Loop in Marietta, Georgia, from the end of the Martin
Luther King, Jr., designation to that portion crossing Black Jack Mountain
Stables as the George Bentley Memorial Highway; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
born in 1928, Mr. George Edward Bentley was a native of Marietta, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
as a youth, Mr. Bentley was named Cobb's Future Farmer of the Year, and he went
on to become a successful and highly respected dairy farmer; and
WHEREAS,
his love for the 300 acres of land on which he grew up and with which he refused
to part was well known, and his story was featured as part of Home & Garden
TV's "Homestead Holdouts" after he turned down a developer's $7.7 million offer
for 52 acres; and
WHEREAS,
he was also deeply dedicated to his community and served on the Cobb County
Civil Service Board, the Hospital Authority of Cobb County, and the North
Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy Board; and
WHEREAS,
he was not a man who garnered the spotlight, but as a man vitally interested in
politics and the well-being of his community and his state, he was actively
involved behind the scenes of government as a friend and trusted adviser to many
public officials; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Bentley will be remembered as one of Georgia's most distinguished and
esteemed citizens.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mr.
George Edward Bentley and extend their most sincere condolences to his family
and the Cobb County community.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of the GA 120 Loop in Marietta, Georgia,
from the end of the Martin Luther King, Jr., designation to that portion
crossing Black Jack Mountain Stables is dedicated as the George Bentley Memorial
Highway, and the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to
place and maintain appropriate signs so designating the highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. June White Bentley
and the Department of Transportation.