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08 LC 18 7052
Senate Resolution 912
By: Senators Rogers of the 21st and Murphy of the 27th

A RESOLUTION


Commending Wade Buchanan; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Wade Buchanan has long been recognized by the citizens of the City of Canton and Cherokee County for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his superlative service during 16 years as a member of the Canton City Council and 13 years as president of the Cherokee County Unit of the American Cancer Society; and

WHEREAS, his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and

WHEREAS, he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, he has been named the 2008 recipient of the Cherokee County First Citizen Award, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Wade Buchanan for his many years of efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service; congratulate him upon the grand occasion of being named the 2008 recipient of the Cherokee County First Citizen Award; and extend to him their most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Wade Buchanan.