07 LC 34
1297
House
Resolution 937
By:
Representatives Wix of the
33rd,
Johnson of the
37th,
Teilhet of the
40th,
Richardson of the
19th,
Tumlin of the
38th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the memory of Virginia Thompson and expressing regret at her passing; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
news of the untimely death of Virginia Thompson on April 8, 2007, was received
with deep regret by this body; and
WHEREAS,
the life led by this distinguished gentlewoman rendered her name dear to the
hearts of her family and many friends alike; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Thompson was a founding member of Southwest Christian Church in East Point
and an active participant in the Covered Bridge Garden Club at the Mable House
Arts Center in Mableton; and
WHEREAS,
a 1939 graduate of Russell High School in Atlanta, where classmates named her
"Most Wittiest," Mrs. Thompson earned a secretarial degree from Atlanta Business
College before marrying her husband in 1943; and
WHEREAS,
with unfailing support and compassion, she cared for her husband, George Woody
Thompson, Sr., through many years of failing health until his passing;
and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Thompson will forever be remembered as a strong Christian with an indelible
smile and a general love for people; and
WHEREAS,
she was the beloved mother of our colleague Senator Steve Thompson and is also
survived by son Woody Thompson; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and a sister; and
WHEREAS,
while in life she commanded the esteem of her fellow Georgians, in her death we
mingle our sympathies with the grief of her family and
friends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the memory of Virginia Thompson and express their regret at her passing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the memory of Virginia Thompson and express their regret at her passing.
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
Virginia Thompson.