08 LC 34
1780S
The
House Committee on Transportation offers the following substitute to HR
468:
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
certain portions of the state highway system; and for other
purposes.
PART
I
WHEREAS,
Sheriff D. J. Connell served Cook County as the sheriff for many years;
and
WHEREAS,
during his years of faithful service, he worked diligently, above and beyond the
call of duty; and
WHEREAS,
due to his hard work and dedication, the people of Cook County live in a safe,
secure environment; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Commissioners of Cook County strongly believe that Sheriff
D. J. Connell should be honored for his service to the community;
and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting to recognize his years of service to Cook County and the
State of Georgia.
PART
II
WHEREAS,
the veterans of service in the United States military have given of their time,
energy, and sometimes their lives to secure the blessings of freedom for all the
citizens of this great country; and
WHEREAS,
the sacrifices these great men and women have made to protect our nation should
never be taken for granted or allowed to fade into distant memory;
and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting that a lasting tribute to memorialize the unselfish
patriotism of these special men and women should be created to perpetuate the
memory of their great sacrifices to protect our freedom.
PART
III
WHEREAS,
Fred DeLoach, Jr., was born on May 17, 1929, in Valdosta, Georgia, to Fred
DeLoach, Sr., and Cobbie Pedrick DeLoach; and
WHEREAS,
he attended Central Grammar, Valdosta Junior High, and Valdosta High School and
graduated from Gordon Military High School in 1944; and
WHEREAS,
he continued his education at the University of Georgia and graduated with a
Bachelor of Science degree in 1947; and
WHEREAS,
Fred DeLoach, Jr., served as the chairman of the group that brought Gold Kist to
Lowndes County; and
WHEREAS,
he owned and operated DeLoach Hardware from 1956 to 1990 and also did some
farming; and
WHEREAS,
he served as chairman of the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners from 1976 to
1992, and during this time, he also served as president of the Association
County Commissioners of Georgia, chairman of the Board of Community Affairs, and
as a member of Governor Joe Frank Harris´s Growth Strategies Commission;
and
WHEREAS,
he is a member of the First Baptist Church, the Valdosta Country Club, the Elks
Club, and the Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting that Fred DeLoach, Jr., be honored for his many contributions
to his state and community by having a road dedicated in his honor.
PART
IV
WHEREAS,
Charles Ray King was born in Waycross, Georgia, on March 27, 1949, the only son
of Henry King, Jr., and Rosa Lee Turner King, and was a 1967 graduate of Ware
County High School; and
WHEREAS,
he lived in the Dixie Union area of Ware County where he worked on his
father´s farm; and
WHEREAS,
he was drafted in 1969 and was sent to serve in Vietnam in 1970 where, on April
26, 1970, he was killed in action;
and
WHEREAS, as a result of his gallantry and devotion to duty, he received the Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster along with the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal; and
WHEREAS, as a result of his gallantry and devotion to duty, he received the Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster along with the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal; and
WHEREAS,
he diligently and conscientiously devoted his time, talents, and energy toward
the betterment of his community, state, and nation; 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 his nation earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues
and associates; and
WHEREAS,
he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and it is only fitting and
proper that the bridge over the Satilla River on State Route 4/U. S. Route
1 in Ware County should be named in his honor.
PART
V
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of
SR 41 in Cook County from mile marker 0 to mile marker 10 is dedicated as the
Sheriff D. J. Connell Memorial Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of SR 7 in Lowndes County and the City of
Valdosta which was formerly known as Inner Perimeter Road and which runs from
the intersection of said route with North Valdosta Road, thence generally
eastward, thence generally southward, and thence generally southwestward to the
intersection of said route with Madison Highway is dedicated as Veterans
Memorial Parkway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of SR 94 from Perimeter Road in Lowndes
County, Georgia, to the Echols County line is dedicated as the Fred DeLoach, Jr.
Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bridge over the Satilla River on State Route
4/U. S. Route 1 in Ware County is dedicated as the Charles Ray King
Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the road facilities
named in this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation, to the family of Sheriff D. J. Connell, to Fred DeLoach, Jr., and to the family of Charles Ray King.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation, to the family of Sheriff D. J. Connell, to Fred DeLoach, Jr., and to the family of Charles Ray King.