07 LC 34
1220
House
Resolution 531
By:
Representative Butler of the
18th
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the Ralph Lively Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Ralph Lively came into this world on Independence Day, July 4, 1910, in
Carroll County, Georgia, and was the son of the late Richard Alvin and Susan
Smith Lively; and
WHEREAS,
he was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie, with whom he shared 64 years of
wonderful marriage; and
WHEREAS,
he was known throughout his life for his industry and honest work ethic, and he
transported mail during World War II and was a valued employee of the Bell
Bomber Company; and
WHEREAS,
he started the R.A. Lively Bus Line, retired from the Georgia Department of
Agriculture, and worked at the Georgia General Assembly for 27 years as the
personal aide to Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy; and
WHEREAS,
he touched the hearts and lives of everyone he met and was esteemed throughout
the General Assembly as a dedicated worker and a gentleman of unimpeachable
character; and
WHEREAS,
he was a successful gardener who won a blue ribbon for his roses at the
Tallapoosa Garden Club Flower Show; and
WHEREAS,
he is survived by his many wonderful children and their spouses, E.D. and Labera
Lively, Dolores and Herbert Newman, Reita and Bill Mendum, Alton and Shelby
Lively, Mack and Shelby Lively, Jack and Margaret Lively; 17 grandchildren; 38
great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
he was a faithful member of Tallapoosa First Baptist Church and belonged to
Masonic Lodge No. 126; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia has lost one of its most distinguished citizens with the unfortunate
passing of Ralph Lively and it is only fitting that a lasting memorial to his
well-lived life should be created.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body dedicate the portion of US 78 from the US 27 bypass in Bremen,
Georgia, to Pine Grove Road, west of Bremen, in Haralson County, as the Ralph
Lively Memorial Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Ralph Lively
Memorial Highway.
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 the family of
Ralph Lively and the Department of Transportation.