08 LC 95
0781
House
Resolution 1704
By:
Representatives Shaw of the
176th,
Carter of the
175th,
and Black of the
174th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Sheriff Marshall Ashley Paulk on the occasion of his retirement; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Sheriff Marshall Ashley Paulk has long been recognized by the citizens of this
state for the vital role that he has played in community leadership and his deep
personal commitment to public service and the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and received his early education in the
Valdosta School System and went on to attend Clemson University;
and
WHEREAS,
he is a loving husband to his wife of 40 years, Ginger Schroer Paulk, and they
are the proud parents of five children and 18 grandchildren, and members of the
First Baptist Church of Valdosta; and
WHEREAS,
he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of his state as evidenced dramatically
by his many years of exemplary service as sheriff; and
WHEREAS,
upon becoming sheriff he instituted several initiatives, including stringent
ethics rules which have been adopted by the Georgia Sheriffs' Association of
which he is past president, a National Drug Interdiction Training Course, and a
release program whereby inmates, sentenced to fines and county jail time, have
the opportunity to work at a local business and use their earnings to pay their
fines, child support, restitution, and a fee that reduces the cost of inmate
housing to the taxpayer; and
WHEREAS,
the strength of commitment to his community is shown by his dedication to and
involvement in the Boys & Girls Club for 25 years, the Boy Scouts of
America, the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes, the Boys Ranch, the Children's
Advocacy Center of Lowndes County, the Lowndes Area Adoptive Support Group, the
Lowndes County and Valdosta Public School Systems, the Hospice House, events
honoring the men and women of Moody Air Force Base, the Lowndes/Echols American
Cancer Society Golf Tournament of which he has been chairman for 27 years, the
board of Guardian Bank, and America's Second Harvest of South Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
in 2006 he received the International Rotary Award for Outstanding Service to
the Community, he is a member of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and
Training Council, and in 1997 he was named Peace Officer of the Year by the
National Exchange Club of Valdosta; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the
members of his community and this state have earned him the respect and
admiration of his colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; his loyalty, competency,
reliability, and enthusiasm have distinguished his superlative service to this
state; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Sheriff Marshall Ashley Paulk for his many decades of
efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the citizens of
this state and extend to him their 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 Sheriff
Marshall Ashley Paulk.