08 LC 34
1833
House
Resolution 1738
By:
Representatives Smith of the
113th
and Holt of the
112th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. Howard Rogers Youngblood and dedicating a bridge in his
honor; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Howard Rogers Youngblood was born in Banks County, Georgia, on May 2,
1927, and moved to the City of Madison in Morgan County, Georgia, when he was 12
years old; and
WHEREAS,
at the age of 17, he entered the Merchant Marines as a seaman for two years,
returning to Morgan County in 1946 to begin his career with the Georgia
Department of Transportation as a resident engineer; he later served as head of
the Maintenance Department for the Georgia Department of Transportation in
Morgan County; and
WHEREAS,
he began his dairy operation and became a member of the Dairy Association in
1953, and he became director of the Morgan County Farm Bureau in 1955, a
position he held until his retirement from the board in 2007; and
WHEREAS,
he has served on the board of the American Dairymen Association and the board of
DHIA and was recognized as the Soil Conservation Man of the Year and the Georgia
Distinguished Cooperator; and
WHEREAS,
he has diligently and conscientiously devoted over 62 years to being a
successful dairy farmer and an employee of the Georgia Department of
Transportation; and
WHEREAS,
he is a devoted husband to his wife, Mary Elizabeth Morris, and a devoted
father, grandfather, and great-grandfather; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Youngblood has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the
vital role that he has played in community leadership and his deep personal
commitment to his community and this state;
and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body commend Mr. Howard Rogers Youngblood for his many decades of
efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the citizens of
his state and extend to him their most sincere best wishes for continued health
and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bridge on US 441 over Sandy Creek in Morgan County
be dedicated as the Howard Rogers Youngblood Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the road facility
named in this resolution.
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 Mr. Howard
Rogers Youngblood and the Department of Transportation.