Bill Text: GA HR1059 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Williams, Mrs. Maybell Hughes; commend

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-14 - House Read and Adopted [HR1059 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1059-Introduced.html

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11 LC 94 5130

House Resolution 1059

By: Representatives Frazier of the 123rd, Jackson of the 142nd, Howard of the 121st, Brooks of the 63rd, Williams of the 89th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Mrs. Maybell Hughes Williams; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mrs. Maybell Hughes Williams was born on May 26, 1921, in Burke County, Georgia, to Willie and Maybell Parker Hughes, and this year she enjoys the rare distinction of celebrating her 90th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams is a long-time resident of Hephzibah, Georgia, and dedicated 47 years to the Convent of St. Helena before her retirement in 2009; and

WHEREAS, she was united in love and marriage for 53 wonderful years to the late Isiah Williams, Jr., a union which blessed them with six remarkable children; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams is the proud grandmother of 15 grandchildren and has seen her family tree extended through five generations with great-great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, the devotion, patience, and understanding she has demonstrated have provided the foundation and framework of success in which her family members have developed and flourished; and

WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Williams has been a member of Spring Grove Missionary Baptist Church for more than 75 years, where she is the oldest attending member of the church and has served as treasurer of the usher board; and

WHEREAS, a kind and generous woman, Mrs. Williams brings joy and happiness to her many friends, neighbors, and family members who have the great pleasure of knowing her; and
WHEREAS, by the example Mrs. Williams has made of her life, she makes this world a better place in which to live, and it is only fitting and proper that she be appropriately recognized during this very special and memorable time of her life.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Mrs. Maybell Hughes Williams for her loving and dedicated service to the members of her family and the citizens of her community, congratulate her upon the grand occasion of her 90th birthday, and extend to her best wishes for continued health and happiness.

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 Mrs. Maybell Hughes Williams.