08 LC 95
0206
House
Resolution 1159
By:
Representatives Floyd of the
147th
and Cheokas of the
134th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Miss Hannah Lee Jones, the 2008 Georgia Watermelon Queen; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Miss Hannah Lee Jones was recently selected as the 2008 Georgia Watermelon Queen
by the Georgia Watermelon Association, and, in Hannah, the association found a
deserving queen and a talented, beautiful, and accomplished young woman;
and
WHEREAS,
Miss Jones, a 2007 honor graduate of Southland Academy, is attending Georgia
Southwestern State University where she is studying political science;
and
WHEREAS,
Miss Jones is highly qualified to serve as Georgia Watermelon Queen, having
graduated high school with honors while participating in softball, basketball,
and track; and
WHEREAS,
she is an incredibly active and energetic young woman who also enjoys running,
exercising, playing with children, hunting, skeet shooting, riding horses and
four wheelers, spending time at the lake, volunteering at her church, and
listening to country music; and
WHEREAS,
as Georgia Watermelon Queen, Hannah is the official spokesperson for the Georgia
Watermelon Association, and she will make many appearances this year across this
state on behalf of Georgia´s watermelon industry and as an ambassador for
the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
with her poise, beauty, and intelligence, she is sure to be an exemplary
representative of agriculture and the watermelon industry in
Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and commend Miss Hannah Lee Jones for being selected as the
2008 Georgia Watermelon Queen and for her many achievements and outstanding
representation of the State of Georgia and its agricultural
heritage.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Miss Hannah
Lee Jones.