Bill Text: GA HR1128 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 1128 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Rice, Mrs. Sabra Rogers; condolences

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-01-12 - House Read and Adopted [HR1128 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1128-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 1128

By: Representative Brooks of the 63rd

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the life and memory of Mrs. Sabra Rogers Rice; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, family, friends, and loved ones mourn the loss of Mrs. Sabra Rogers Rice with her passing on December 9, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Rice was born on April 22, 1915, in Cherokee County, South Carolina, a beloved daughter of John William Rogers and Emelia Jane Lee; and

WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, she was an active member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in Pacolet, South Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Rice was united in love and marriage to Steven William Rice and was blessed with five remarkable children, Margaret Coleman, Earl William Rice, Dr. Horace R. Rice, Mary Ann Rice Yancey, and Gloria Jean Rice Alston; 15 wonderful grandchildren; 15 amazing great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, she gave inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern for her fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding she demonstrated to her family and friends were admired by others; and

WHEREAS, she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example she made of her life, she made this world a better place in which to live; and

WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous woman, Mrs. Sabra Rogers Rice will long be remembered for her love of family and friendship, and this loyal wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing her.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mrs. Sabra Rogers Rice and express their deepest and most sincere regret at her passing.

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 Mrs. Sabra Rogers Rice.