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House
Resolution 960
By:
Representative Cheokas of the
134th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Ellis Wood of Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc., and the Ellis Wood Support Team; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on March 9, 2007, a three-mile-long convoy of approximately 70 pieces of heavy
equipment arrived at Americus, Georgia, to assist with the disaster relief
effort following the devastating tornado of March 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS,
this team of over 100 incredible volunteers, coordinated by entrepreneur Ellis
Wood, labored intensely for more than 48 hours from dawn until dark from March 9
to March 11, removing debris and damaged trees from the tornado-ravaged grounds
of Sumter Regional Hospital, Reese Park, Joyce Myers Park, and countless private
homes; and
WHEREAS,
members of the Ellis Wood team paid for their own expenses in coming to
Americus, humbly accepting a sleeping space on a local gym floor and requesting
little more than a single hog to cook in their company trailer, a unit equipped
with a kitchen designed to feed the entire team; and
WHEREAS,
the company provided countless tons of its own equipment, including several dump
trucks and bulldozers, and on Saturday, March 10, 2007, the team was hauling an
average of 60 loads of debris per hour; and
WHEREAS,
the community of Americus and the State of Georgia owe tremendous debt of
gratitude to the hard workers of Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc., including Barry
Evans, Enrique Gonzalas, Jimmy Akins, Johnny Bramblett, Lee Jeffcoat, Matt Wood,
Ricky Shurling, Rufus Wilson, Stan Beegle, and Wendell Lamell, and Ellis Wood
Support Team members Arnold Ray Akins, Jason Akins, Harold Brannen, Alvin
Brooks, Charles Chandler, Alan Davis, Jeff Davis, Michael Guido, Larry Guido,
Barry Lawson, Garth Long, J.T. Long, Melvin Merrill, Dalton Partain, Barrett
Street, Eddie Wood, Ted Wynn, and many others; and
WHEREAS,
these fantastic volunteers had a massive impact on the relief effort, saving the
community thousands of hours of labor and immeasurable financial
resources.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body express their profound appreciation for the outstanding philanthropy
and leadership of Ellis Wood; commend the indispensable service of the
volunteers of Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc., and the Ellis Wood Support Team to
the Americus community and the State of Georgia; and extend to them their
sincerest best wishes for a golden tomorrow.
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 Ellis Wood
Contracting, Inc.