07 LC 96
2050
Senate
Resolution 33
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Rogers of the 21st, Grant of the 25th, Whitehead,
Sr. of the 24th and Bulloch of the 11th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Expressing
regret at the passing of Ray Beck; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on January 9, 2007, the State of Georgia lost one of its finest and most
distinguished citizens with the passing of Ray Beck; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Beck was born on March 17, 1931, in Bowdon, Georgia, and grew up in
Cedartown, where he began his remarkable football career as a star at Cedartown
High; and
WHEREAS,
he went on to play for four years as a guard for legendary coach Bobby Dodd at
Georgia Tech and was named an All-American in 1951; and
WHEREAS,
during his senior year, he demonstrated an uncommon talent for leadership and
was instrumental in transforming Georgia Tech from a 5-6 team to an 11-0-1 team
in a season that included a 17-14 victory over Baylor in the Orange Bowl;
and
WHEREAS,
after finishing his career at Georgia Tech, he was drafted by the New York
Giants in 1952 and was a member of the Giants' 1956 World Championship team
that defeated the Chicago Bears by 49 points; and
WHEREAS,
he is an inductee of the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall
of Fame in which he also served as a director and was inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame in 1997; and
WHEREAS,
he returned to his beloved home in Cedartown as an active community leader,
participating in organizations such as the Cedartown Chamber of Commerce, the
Cedartown Development Authority, Polk General Hospital, the Advisory Board of
Polk Medical Center, the First National Bank of Cedartown, and the Georgia Motor
Trucking Association; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Beck honorably served his country as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army;
and
WHEREAS,
an inspirational community leader, an outstanding athlete, and a devoted family
man who in life commanded the esteem of his fellow Georgians, in his death we
mingle our sympathies with the grief of his family and friends.
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 Ray Beck.
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 Ray Beck.