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House
Resolution 1430
By:
Representative Heard of the
104th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Keith Price; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Keith Price will celebrate his 90th birthday on February 24, 2008;
and
WHEREAS,
Keith Price moved his family from Nebraska to Lawrenceville in 1969;
and
WHEREAS,
he has shared his considerable musical talent with the community through his
membership in several singing groups, including the Civic Chorus, the Choral
Guild, the Stone Mountain Barbershop Group, and the Presbyterian Church choir;
and
WHEREAS,
he has enjoyed a fascinating and accomplished career including working at the
NBC studio in Washington, DC, working as technical director of the second great
debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon with Robert Kennedy standing
behind him during the debate with a stopwatch to ensure the two candidates had
equal camera time, working with Jim Henson and his first Muppet shows, and
assisting in the design of cameras for the Apollo moon shots while working at
Cape Kennedy; and
WHEREAS,
Keith Price is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable
reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the
example he has made of his life, he makes this world a better place to live, and
it is only fitting and proper that he be appropriately recognized during this
very special and memorable time of his life.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body
heartily commends Keith Price for his unselfish, dedicated, and loving service
to the members of his community and state; congratulates him on the remarkable
occasion of his 90th birthday; and extends to him its most sincere best wishes
for continued health and happiness.
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 Keith Price.