Bill Text: GA HR1353 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Brown, Ms. Valerie Marie; commend

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-08 - House Read and Adopted [HR1353 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR1353-Introduced.html

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12 LC 93 0070

House Resolution 1353

By: Representative Heckstall of the 62nd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Ms. Valerie Marie Brown on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Ms. Valerie Marie Brown 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, this dedicated public servant has diligently and conscientiously devoted three decades of her time, talents, and energy to improving the lives of her fellow citizens working for the State of Georgia in government services; and

WHEREAS, she worked with the Department of Corrections/Offender Rehabilitation from 1974-1975, the Department of Labor/Appeals Section from 1975-1986, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety from 1992-1995 and 1997-2004, the Department of Corrections/ Specialized Supervision from 1995-1997, the Department of Family and Children Services from 2005-2006, the Department of Public Safety/SWAT Unit from 2006-2008, and the Department of Public Safety/Capitol Police from 2008-2012; and

WHEREAS, she was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1973; and

WHEREAS, she is blessed with one remarkable son, Marlon D. Brown; and

WHEREAS, her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience and diplomacy, 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, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Ms. Valerie Marie Brown for her three decades of outstanding, efficient, and effective service to the State of Georgia, congratulate her on her retirement, and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future.

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 Ms. Valerie Marie Brown.