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Senate
Resolution 1310
By:
Senators Brown of the 26th, Butler of the 55th, Powell of the 23rd, Harbison of
the 15th, Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
and thanking Senator Michael S. Meyer von Bremen for his many years of
distinguished public service and conveying to him the best wishes of the Georgia
State Senate; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Senator Michael S. Meyer von Bremen, a Democrat from Albany who represents the
12th Senatorial District in the Georgia State Senate, has announced his
intention to retire from the Senate at the conclusion of his current term,
following many years of distinguished public service on behalf of his district
and this state; and
WHEREAS,
his always courteous, dignified, effective, and highly professional public
service and leadership has made his name dear to the hearts of his friends,
constituents, colleagues, and fellow citizens alike, and he will be sorely
missed in the Senate; and
WHEREAS,
Senator Meyer von Bremen was elected to the State Senate in 1998 to represent
the 12th Senatorial District, which includes all of Baker, Calhoun, Clay,
Dougherty, Randolph, Terrell, and Quitman counties and portions of Mitchell
County; and
WHEREAS,
Senator Meyer von Bremen serves as chairman of the Special Judiciary committee.
He also serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations, Ethics, Judiciary and
Natural Resources committees; and
WHEREAS,
born August 19, 1957, Senator Meyer von Bremen attended public schools in Albany
and graduated from Mercer University in Macon in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science. He earned his law degree from Mercer in 1983;
and
WHEREAS,
Senator Meyer von Bremen is a partner in the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith and
Slover, P.C., where he manages their Albany office. He is a member of the State
Bar of Georgia and the American Bar Association, a member and past president of
the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association and the Albany Sertoma Club, a past
president of the Alumni Association for Mercer University, and an arbitrator and
mediator on the panel of South Georgia ADR; and
WHEREAS,
an Eagle Scout, Senator Meyer von Bremen is active in community and civic
affairs; and
WHEREAS,
he is married to the former Peggy Hicks, and they have two children, Meg and
Welsley. They are members of the Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church in
Albany, where Senator Meyer von Bremen has served on the Administrative Board
and the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Chancel Choir; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting and proper that he be recognized by this body.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Senator Michael S. Meyer von Bremen for his many years of distinguished public
service, thank him for his friendship, and convey to him their best wishes for
the future.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Senator Michael S. Meyer
von Bremen.