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9084
Senate
Resolution 78
By:
Senator Pearson of the 51st
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Mr. Walter John Victor; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Walter John Victor was born on July 1, 1917, in DuPont, Pennsylvania, was
inducted into the U.S. Army on January 15, 1941, and served until June 24, 1945;
and
WHEREAS,
he served during the Second World War in South Africa, and also landed on Utah
Beach with the 9th Infantry Division on D-Day, where he and his mates fought for
three days to secure the beach, and then moved into France, taking the town of
Cherbourg and fighting through France and into Germany; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Victor served bravely and had many close encounters during the war, and by
the time of his discharge he was highly decorated, both for service and for
heroism, and after his discharge he became employed as a civilian by the army
and moved to Atlanta, largely because of his wife, Ruth´s, love of the film
Gone With The
Wind; and
WHEREAS,
Walter and Ruth were married after a short courtship, and shortly thereafter he
was overseas for 33 months, and now the couple has been married for 64 years and
have had six children, Tony, Tommy, Walker, Johnny, Ward, and Ann-Margaret;
and
WHEREAS,
he retired after 30 years of civilian service with the U.S. Army, and during
that time he did not take a single day of sick leave; and
WHEREAS,
he learned photography by taking a night course and began photographing the
Atlanta Braves, for 40 years he worked as a freelance photographer, taking many
memorable pictures of baseball and celebrities; and
WHEREAS,
it is only right and proper that the life of this extraordinary man be honored
and celebrated.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor the
life of Mr. Walter John Victor.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Walter John Victor.