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Senate
Resolution 63
By:
Senator Hooks of the 14th
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the L. M. Moye, Jr. Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the late L. M. Moye, Jr., was a distinguished citizen and resident of Stewart
County, Georgia, for the majority of his lifetime; and
WHEREAS,
he was affectionately known in and around Stewart County during his lifetime as
"Red" Moye and made substantial civic and community contributions to the State
of Georgia, and County of Stewart; and
WHEREAS,
he was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and served his country
in World War II as a U.S. Navy Lt. Commander during the North African Campaign,
as well as performing active duty military service at Sicily, Anzio, Palermo,
and Normandy; and
WHEREAS,
L. M. Moye, Jr., was awarded and decorated with the Purple Heart as a result of
his military service to the United States of America; and
WHEREAS,
among his achievements and contributions in the areas of historic preservation,
he was an original founder and assisted with the early stewardship of Westville
Village, and donated land and otherwise worked to establish and promote the
Singer-Moye Indian Mounds so that both of these museums could be enjoyed in
perpetuity; and
WHEREAS,
he helped to establish the Stewart County Fire Unit of the Georgia Forestry
Commission, served as Stewart County´s District Supervisor on the Lower
Chattahoochee Soil and Water Conservation Board, and also served a term as State
President; and
WHEREAS,
L. M. Moye, Jr., served his community in various capacities as a volunteer,
including service as a Little League and Pony League baseball coach, Cub Scout
leader, and member of Cuthbert Presbyterian Church; and
WHEREAS,
he established and maintained a home in Stewart County with his wife, Sue
McLendon Moye, whom he married in 1945, and together they raised two sons,
Andrew J. Moye, III, and Matthew M. Moye, on the family homeplace located three
miles south of Lumpkin, Georgia, on the family plantation which has been owned
by the family since 1853; and
WHEREAS,
the Moye home located in Stewart County was built in 1836 and remains in
excellent condition due to the stewardship of L. M. Moye, Jr., and his spouse,
who still resides in the home; and
WHEREAS,
L. M. Moye, Jr., employed his personal motto to "leave the place in better shape
than you found it" in various aspects of his life, including his work and his
support of historic preservation efforts; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Commissioners of Stewart County deems it fitting and appropriate to
honor the achievements and contributions of the late L. M. "Red" Moye, Jr., by
designating a permanent public memorial near his homeplace.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge
over Pataula Creek on US 27 in Stewart County be dedicated as the L. M. Moye,
Jr. Memorial Bridge and that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to place and maintain appropriate markers dedicating the L. M. Moye,
Jr. Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of L. M. Moye,
Jr., and to the Department of Transportation.