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Senate
Resolution 811
By:
Senator Goggans of the 7th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and service of William Harvey Jewell, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in
his honor; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
William Harvey Jewell, Sr., served in the United States Army and was a combat
veteran of the Korean War; and
WHEREAS,
William Harvey Jewell, Sr., was awarded two Bronze Star Medals, the Korean
Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman´s Badge for his service in Korea;
and
WHEREAS,
following the Korean war, he returned to this area and served as Chief of Police
in Willacoochee and Pearson before his passing in 1992; and
WHEREAS,
it is fitting and appropriate to honor William Harvey Jewell, Sr., for his
service to the United States of America and the State of Georgia by the naming
of the US 82 bridge on the Alapaha River in honor and memory of his
service.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge at
the Alapaha River on US 82 on the Berrien-Atkinson County line, is dedicated as
the William Harvey Jewell, Sr. Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of William
Harvey Jewell, Sr., and to the Department of Transportation.