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House
Resolution 191
By:
Representatives Brooks of the
63rd
and Frazier of the
123rd
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the life and work of the Honorable Clayton Neely, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Clayton Neely, Jr., was born on December 31, 1937, the son of
Clayton and Marie Pryor Neely; and
WHEREAS,
he was united in wedlock to Turetha Davis, and the couple have six children,
Penelope Thomson, Clayton Barnard Neely, Sharon Denise Neely, Carl Michael
Neely, Aundria Catrice Gilchrist, and Roshanda Neely, and also ten grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
he is a member of Thomson Springfield AME Church where he is chairman pro
tempore of the steward board, and he was instrumental in securing bricks to
build the new church and served as supervisor of the construction;
and
WHEREAS,
he was employed by Boral Bricks for 43 years and Keysville Nursing Home for
three years; and
WHEREAS,
as a member of Keysville Concerned Citizens, he worked tirelessly in the fight
to reactivate the city charter, traveling with his wife and two of their
children to meetings and court hearings, and served as unofficial bodyguard to
leaders of the struggle who had received threats, especially Representative
Tyrone Brooks; and
WHEREAS,
he was elected to the Keysville City Council in 1988 and has served continuously
in that capacity to the present, and after the city charter was reactivated, he
and fellow Keysville Concerned Citizens member Mr. Quinten Gresham, Sr., often
provided monetary assistance when the fledgling government faced financial
challenges, and he is a member of the Georgia Association of Black Elected
Officials; and
WHEREAS,
he has always been willing to volunteer his time to better the quality of life
of citizens of Keysville, the State of Georgia, the United States, and the
world; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting and proper that this great man be recognized and commended
for his many contributions to his community.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Honorable Clayton Neely, Jr.
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 Honorable
Clayton Neely, Jr.