Bill Text: GA HR1236 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Denmark, Dr. Leila; 114th birthday; celebrate
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-31 - House Read and Adopted [HR1236 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1236-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1236
By:
Representatives Dudgeon of the
24th,
Tankersley of the
158th,
Ralston of the
7th,
Abrams of the
84th,
Hamilton of the
23rd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
and celebrating the 114th birthday of Dr. Leila Denmark; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Leila Denmark was born on February 1, 1898, in Bulloch County, a beloved
daughter to Elerbee and Alice Cornelia Hendricks Daughtry and the third of 12
children; and
WHEREAS,
she was united in love and marriage to the late John Eustace Denmark and was
blessed with one remarkable daughter, Mary Alice Denmark Hutcherson, two
wonderful grandsons, John Stevenson Hutcherson and James Daughtry Hutcherson,
and two adored great-grandchildren, Jacob Amaziah Hutcherson and Hayden Kathryn
Hutcherson; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Denmark was the third woman to graduate from the Medical College of Georgia
in 1928, and she worked as a pediatrician until her retirement in 2001;
and
WHEREAS,
she is the author of
Every Child Should
Have a Chance, published in 1971 and
currently in its 12th printing; and
WHEREAS,
over the years she has been honored with awards, including the Fisher Award in
1935 for outstanding research into the diagnosis, treatment, and immunization of
whooping cough, and was selected as Atlanta's Woman of the Year in 1953;
and
WHEREAS,
a woman with a strong sense of family allegiance and an unyielding desire to
help those in need, Dr. Denmark personifies dedication, intelligence, and a
strong work ethic and serves as an example to all; and
WHEREAS,
she has given inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep
concern for her fellow citizens and she possesses the vast wisdom which only
comes through experience and the strength of character which is achieved through
overcoming the many challenges of life; and
WHEREAS,
she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example she 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 recognize Dr. Leila Denmark for her outstanding service to her
patients and the State of Georgia, commend her on the occasion of her 114th
birthday, and wish her many more years of 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 Dr. Leila
Denmark.
