08 LC 95
0071
House
Resolution 1186
By:
Representatives Carter of the
159th,
Burns of the
157th,
Smith of the
113th,
Hanner of the
148th,
Jenkins of the
8th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of Eli Austin Stafford; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Eli Austin Stafford was born in Claxton, Georgia, graduated from Collins High
School, and served in the Georgia Army National Guard, 48th Division, 560th
Combat Engineering Battalion, Company "C"; and
WHEREAS,
he was married to Lily Mae Brown Stafford for 54 years and together they raised
four sons; and
WHEREAS,
he was a member of the Alpha United Methodist Church where he served actively as
a lay leader, chairman of the administrative board, Sunday school teacher,
secretary of the District United Methodist Men's Association, qualified lay
speaker in the district, delegate to the South Georgia Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church, and member of the conference evangelism committee;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Stafford initially went to work for Central Georgia Gas Company and Life
Insurance of Georgia before beginning a very prosperous and productive career
with Union Camp Company, where he served as president and business agent of
Union Local No. 1391 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, as
chairman of the Joint Maintenance Unions of Union Camp Company, and as chairman
of the insurance committee of the Joint Maintenance Unions; and
WHEREAS,
he had an outstanding, active, and long career as a Mason which began in 1956,
during which time he received the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a
member of the Craft, that being the title of "Most Worshipful", and he was
installed as Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, on
October 25, 2006; and
WHEREAS,
his commitment to his family, community, and state will long be remembered by
all who knew him.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mr. Eli Austin Stafford and extend their most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mr. Eli Austin Stafford and extend their most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
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 the family of
Mr. Eli Austin Stafford.