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Senate
Resolution 1200
By:
Senator Tolleson of the 20th
A
RESOLUTION
Expressing
regret at the passing of Foy Evans; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia recently lost one of its finest and most distinguished
citizens with the passing of Foy Evans; and
WHEREAS,
he was the editor and publisher of
The Daily
Sun in Warner Robins, Georgia, and Mr.
Evans got his start in Macon in the sports department of
The
Telegraph, then known as
The
News, before moving to Florida to pursue a
law degree; and
WHEREAS,
after the war, he moved to middle Georgia, where he saw opportunity for a young
entrepreneur like himself; and
WHEREAS,
his newspaper, which he started in 1949, put together by a few veterans and
reporters fresh out of college, was still routinely winning Georgia Press
Association awards for journalism in 1973 and was widely considered one of the
top two or three papers of its size in this state; and
WHEREAS,
he ran the weekly
Sun
by himself, at first, gathering and writing the news, selling the ads and
subscriptions, and delivering the papers; and
WHEREAS,
a couple of years later, he sold the newspaper, but what the employees learned
about journalism carried them much further than they expected when seeking new
careers; one reporter went on to a career of overseas assignments as a foreign
correspondent, wire service reporting, and finally to become a thriving
newspaper publisher in California; another is currently an editor at the
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution; and one traveled to
Chicago and Washington before coming back and settling down in the very same
building that once housed
The Daily
Sun; 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
citizens of this state earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues
and associates; and
WHEREAS,
this distinguished man gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals,
and deep concern for his fellow citizens, and he possessed the vast wisdom which
only comes through experience and the strength of character which is achieved
through overcoming the many challenges of life; and
WHEREAS,
he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and, by the example he made of
his life, he made this world a better place in which to live.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body express
their deepest and most sincere regret at the passing of Foy Evans.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Foy Evans.