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Senate
Resolution 709
By:
Senators Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Hooks of the 14th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
and remembering the life of Morgan Grier Murphy; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morgan Grier Murphy was a graduate of Albany High School, Brevard College in
Brevard, North Carolina, and the School of Banking at Louisiana State
University; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Murphy was an admired businessman, family man, and community leader in
Albany, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict
from 1950 through 1954; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Murphy had an illustrious career in banking which began in 1949 with the
Bank of Albany; the First State Bank and Trust Company, 1950; and the First
State Bank and Trust Company, 1954; and
WHEREAS,
in 1972 he was named president and chief executive officer of First State Bank
and Trust Company; became president and chief executive officer of First State
Corporation at the time it was organized in 1981; was named chairman of the
board in 1993; and when First State Corporation merged with Regions Bank in
1998, he was named chairman of Regions Bank of South Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Murphy excelled in serving his community in that Albany, the State of
Georgia, and many national associations benefited from his leadership and
support; and
WHEREAS,
he was a successful athlete, an avid outdoorsman, and a wonderful husband and
father who will be missed by his family and many friends; and
WHEREAS,
while in life he 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 join
together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mr. Morgan Grier
Murphy and extend their most sincere condolences to his family.
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 Mr. Morgan
Grier Murphy.