Bill Text: GA HR103 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Johnson, Sergeant Elijah; retirement; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-01-26 - House Read and Adopted [HR103 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR103-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 103
By:
Representative Hudson of the
124th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Sergeant Elijah Johnson on the occasion of his retirement; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Sergeant Elijah Johnson has dedicated 43 years of outstanding and honorable
service to the Sparta Police Department in Sparta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Sergeant Johnson was hired in October of 1965 by then mayor, George F. Green,
who was a doctor at the time and later went on to serve as a state
representative; and
WHEREAS,
this distinguished Georgian was the first African American employee hired by the
Sparta Police Department, and Sergeant Johnson now holds the honor of the
longest serving African American officer with the force; and
WHEREAS,
he has been highly regarded by the citizens of his community and by state and
local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication
to the administration of justice and sound principles of law enforcement;
and
WHEREAS,
Sergeant Johnson is an honest and dedicated public servant who strives for
excellence in all his endeavors and whose primary concern has always been the
welfare and safety of the citizens of the Sparta; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the members of this body show their
gratitude for the unique and often unheralded contributions of local law
enforcement officers on behalf of the citizens of this state.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body unanimously commend the care, courage, sympathy, and selfless
dedication exhibited by Sergeant Elijah Johnson in carrying out the difficult
duties of his vocation for over four decades, extend to him their utmost
appreciation for having so purely and truly defined for others the meaning of
public servant, and extend best wishes for a well deserved
retirement.
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 Sergeant
Elijah Johnson.
