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0449
Senate
Resolution 1021
By:
Senators Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Adelman of the 42nd, Thompson
of the 5th, Weber of the 40th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Sartain family; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sartain are active members of the Lawrenceville Road United
Methodist Church in Tucker, Georgia, and they were recently named Family of the
Year by the Stone Mountain Woman's Club; and
WHEREAS,
they both sing in the chancel choir and serve on various committees at the
church; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Sartain is active with the United Methodist Men and the founder of the ten
year old Music for Missions Program at the church; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Sartain is active with the United Methodist Women and serves as cheer
chairman for the Woman's Club and as prayer chain chairman for the church;
and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Sartain is retired from Georgia State University where she was employed for
36 years and was named Alumni Director Emerita by the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Sartain is a former hospital chief executive officer and currently serves as
a consultant to Mountain View Personal Care Home in DeKalb County;
and
WHEREAS,
both are active supporters of the arts and Mr. Sartain, a talented tenor soloist
and trumpet player, is the founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts;
and
WHEREAS,
they also support the Stone Mountain Historic Society, and Mrs. Sartain
currently serves as secretary of the Friends of the Sue Kellogg Library in Stone
Mountain, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
their favorite pasttime is spending time with their grandsons who live in
Augusta; and
WHEREAS,
their daughter Ansley was named National Young Mother of the Year by the
American Mothers Association at ceremonies in Las Vegas earlier this summer, and
previously she and her family had been named Family of the Year by the Augusta
Woman's Club and then chosen as district winners.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
the Sartain family for the valuable services they provide to their community and
this state and commend them on being named Family of the Year.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Sartain family.