07 LC 34
1129
Senate
Resolution 404
By:
Senator Hill of the 4th
A
RESOLUTION
To
dedicate the John Paul Ellis Highway; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. John Paul Ellis lives in Hopeulikit, Georgia, with his wife, Beatrice B.
Ellis; and
WHEREAS,
they have operated a grocery business there since the late 1930s;
and
WHEREAS,
they also ran a farm and raised five children in the community; and
WHEREAS,
John Paul was a county commissioner in Bulloch County for approximately 25
years; and
WHEREAS,
he was instrumental in obtaining a four-lane road in the county from Hopeulikit
to Statesboro; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting to honor a man who has devoted so much of his time to serving
his community and the State of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of
US 80/SR 26 from Portal to Hopeulikit, in Bulloch County, be dedicated as the
John Paul Ellis Highway, and that the Department of Transportation is authorized
and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers dedicating the John Paul
Ellis Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to John Paul Ellis and to the
Department of Transportation.