Bill Text: GA SR587 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Burke, Mrs. Alana; recognize [Track Bill]
Status: 2009-03-17 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR587 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR587-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 587
By:
Senators Jackson of the 24th, Hudgens of the 47th, Goggans of the 7th, Unterman
of the 45th and Murphy of the 27th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mrs. Alana Burke; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Alana Burke has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the
vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to
the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as
evidenced by her more than 16 years of superlative service as Executive
Director for the Lincoln County Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce
and her 15 years with the Classic South Travel Association Board of Directors;
and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Burke makes vital contributions to her fellow citizens and community by her
involvement as a member of the Georgia Economic Development Association, the
Central Savannah River Area Unified Development Authority, and the Clarks Hill
Partnership of Georgia and as a board member for Augusta Technical College, the
Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Foothills Area Health
Educational Center; and
WHEREAS,
her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience
and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her
colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Burke is united in love and marriage to Bill Burke, and she has been
blessed with two beautiful daughters, one son, and nine delightful
grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and it is abundantly fitting
and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and
distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Mrs. Alana Burke for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public
service to the State of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Alana Burke.
